She raised her own twin swords. The crimson light flowing over them was so dark this time that it was almost black. With a hard clang, she met my blow, just as the yazis behind her pounced from the shadows into the light.
A jaw snapped down within an arm's distance from my ears. I paid it no heed, knowing that Bai Ye would keep his word for me, and I spun, bringing my blades down in another fast strike straight ahead. Our swords clashed at the same time when I heard metal slicing through a yazi's flesh behind me, leaving it whimpering before falling to the ground.
