He hurriedly broke the chains on Rui Fei's feet and got up while placing a barrier around his lover. A red see-through sphere glowed in the bamboo forest giving off a dazzling light.
Rui Fei couldn't bear watching Ji Yao face off with four opponents on his own so he moved while engaging his aether to disrupt the barrier. Doing this was more damaging than helpful. His still healing aetherial veins collapsed when he tried to circulate seraphic energy through and his vision blackened.
Ji Yao who stood vigilantly outside the barrier drew his sword ready to defend his lover. With sweat dripping down his face he gazed at the figures with a glare so sharp you would think it would kill someone.
Short winded he grasped the hilt of his sword tightly preventing himself from transforming again into his true form. He was afraid in that state he won't be as rational as he was now.
Shaking his head with his eyes tightly shut he asked, "What do you want?"
