Li Yun stared at them, holding his sword close to the girl's neck. He needed to get out of here fast, or else his situation would worsen.
There was a reason he hadn't fought them head-on: it would have been a foolish move. He knew he had the strength to defeat one of them if he used his full power, if he played every card up his sleeve. But even then, it would be a hard-fought victory, and in this situation, it would be the worst-case scenario.
He would definitely be injured after defeating one of them, and he doubted the others would just stand by and watch him.
So, the best course of action was to escape.
Knowing there was someone among them at the 4th level of the Qi Training Realm, he decided it would be better to take her hostage and escape while threatening them with her life.
It was the only way he could think of to escape their grasp.
'I need to get away from them fast.'
