"Bet she'd look real cute with her head rolling across the dirt, don't you think?"
The guards tensed, their weapons inching forward, but the sight of the princess's blood stopped them cold.
One of them—a bold Earthly Rebirth cultivator—sneered, his voice dripping with disdain. "Do you even know who you're threatening?"
Su Xiaobai turned his head slowly, his grin widening. "Do you even know how much I don't care?" He scanned the guards like a merchant appraising cheap goods.
"Seventeen guards, huh? And not one of you geniuses thought to guard the carriage properly. Instead, you all piled on a little girl who wasn't even trying. Bravo." He gave them a mocking golf clap, dagger still steady against Ling Er's neck.
"Shut your mouth!" one of the guards snapped, his face red with fury.
