"What to do..."
Wang Xiaoyan looked desperate.
Then a decisive glint flashed in her eyes.
No matter what, she would stay with Chen Jie.
Anyone who wanted Chen Jie's life would have to step over her dead body first!
"I can help."
Lin Shuang pondered for a moment and said.
"You... but..."
Wang Xiaoyan didn't know Lin Shuang very well, but knowing she was just a member of the Dragon Group, she figured Lin Shuang's strength wouldn't be too great.
"Recently, my strength has advanced by leaps and bounds, and it's still growing faintly. I think, together with Jiang Xue, we can deal with those nine people." Lin Shuang said.
"Ah, that's great!"
A struggle flashed in Wang Xiaoyan's eyes, and she said again, "Miss Lin, can you go and help Chen Jie? I think Xiaoxue can hold on for a while longer."
Her words were a little unconvincing.
Lin Shuang was also taken aback.
Then her eyes showed understanding: "Miss Wang, it's not that I don't want to help Chen Jie, I want to help him even more than you do, but the strength of Gu Chong and Gu Bao is too high. Even if I act, I won't be of much use and won't be able to play my role!"
Lin Shuang knew that Wang Xiaoyan cared about Chen Jie more than her best friend, which was why she wanted Lin Shuang to help Chen Jie.
In fact, she also found Jiang Xue to be annoying, but she knew clearly that she couldn't help much in a battle at Chen Jie's level.
"Alright..." Wang Xiaoyan looked miserable.
Lin Shuang looked at Chen Jie, who was retreating steadily, with a worried expression.
After a moment's hesitation, she suddenly spoke, "Miss Wang, you can actually help Chen Jie."
"What?" Wang Xiaoyan was stunned.
"You heard correctly, you can indeed help Chen Jie, but you might not be able to accept this method!"
Lin Shuang said with a slight blush.
"Say it! As long as I can do it, I'm willing to help Chen Jie!" Wang Xiaoyan said with surprise.
She was afraid that she wouldn't be able to help at all.
If she could help Chen Jie, she would be the first to step up.
"Uh... you are formally engaged to Chen Jie, aren't you?"
Lin Shuang suddenly said.
"Yes!" Wang Xiaoyan said nervously.
She thought Lin Shuang was going to make some conditions or try to snatch Chen Jie from her, so she was nervous.
"Do you have the engagement token with you?" Lin Shuang asked again.
Wang Xiaoyan's heart sank, then she gave a wry smile: "Yes, I've been protecting it closely."
"That's good."
Lin Shuang endured the awkwardness and said, "If my guess is correct, Chen Jie's engagement is not an ordinary one, but a way to increase his strength!"
"What did you say?" Wang Xiaoyan quickly held Lin Shuang's hand: "Something like that? Tell me quickly, how can I improve!"
Lin Shuang felt even more awkward.
But it was a critical moment, and she couldn't be shy. She said immediately, "This engagement token contains mysterious energy. Once activated, it will transform the body of the token's holder, making them a peerless master."
"However, the method of activation is very special and requires, requires..."
Lin Shuang was so embarrassed that she wished she could disappear into the ground.
It didn't feel so bad in front of Chen Jie, but talking about it with another woman made her feel a bit awkward.
"Requires what?"
Wang Xiaoyan pressed.
"It requires doing... that... with Chen Jie..."
"Jiang Xue, you can't, I'll help you!"
To cover her embarrassment, Lin Shuang stopped speaking, and directly went to help Jiang Xue.
As soon as she made a move, she displayed her powerful strength.
Her aura was no less than Jiang Xue's.
"You haven't told me yet, what kind of thing do you need to do..."
Wang Xiaoyan anxiously asked, but the next second, she seemed to realize, her face turning crimson with shame.
She understood.
But then, her expression turned a little unnatural.
She probably didn't know about this kind of thing, not even Chen Jie, so how did Lin Shuang know?
And Lin Shuang had just told her that her strength had advanced by leaps and bounds and was still growing.
Could it be...
For a moment, she looked at Chen Jie with a hint of jealousy.
But seeing Chen Jie's distressed figure, she felt a pang of pain and couldn't bear to blame him.
"Heh, even if I wanted to, there's no opportunity now."
"I can't possibly ask them to stop fighting temporarily so I can fight with Chen Jie first..."
"Unless, in public..."
Wang Xiaoyan blushed and shook her head fiercely. She would die before she did such a thing, unless Chen Jie took a strong stance.
She quickly dismissed the thought, regretting that after being with Chen Jie for so long, she hadn't activated the engagement token. Wasn't this her own fault?
If they survived today, she would definitely make up for her regrets and become a female master.
Then, she became suspicious again.
She knew that it was unlikely for a martial artist's strength to suddenly increase, let alone for an ordinary person to suddenly become a top master?
What about Jiang Xue?
Did she also have an engagement with Chen Jie?
Then Wang Xiaoyan shook her head.
Impossible.
If they were engaged, Jiang Xue would definitely tell her.
There was no need to hide it.
In the end, Wang Xiaoyan couldn't figure anything out, so she gave up.
He Yufei was beside them and heard all their conversation.
Unlike Wang Xiaoyan and Lin Shuang, who came from noble families and lived in seclusion, with pure hearts.
He Yufei came from humble beginnings and knew more.
In fact, before Lin Shuang had even revealed the method of activating the engagement token, she had already guessed it.
Her heart was filled with bitterness.
She thought to herself that these women all had their own reasons for approaching Chen Jie.
While approaching Chen Jie, they could also help him.
But she had no reason at all.
Compared to them, she had a natural disadvantage.
"Chen Jie, stop struggling pointlessly! Surrender and die, and you'll die a quick death."
Gu Chong, Gu Bao, and more than a dozen experts from the Wen family attacked Chen Jie together, but surprisingly, they couldn't defeat him.
This made the two of them lose face.
They thought they couldn't continue like this. It was already embarrassing for more than a dozen people who considered themselves experts to fight one person.
Now that it was a stalemate, it was even more embarrassing.
At this point, the Wen family and the Gu family had lost all their face.
This further strengthened Gu Chong's resolve to eliminate Chen Jie and prevent the matter from spreading.
"With just this much skill, you can threaten me? You're not worthy!" Chen Jie said coldly.
"You... you are seeking death!"
"Gu Bao, stop wasting time with him, let's finish this quickly!"
"Good!"
Gu Chong gritted his teeth and struck Chen Jie with another palm, shouting, "Great God's Certified Palm!"
He used his ultimate skill right away.
His true qi was now only half left.
Meanwhile, Gu Bao frantically circulated his true qi and attacked Chen Jie.
He cooperated with Gu Chong.
Although the opponent's attacks were fast, Chen Jie could still easily dodge them with his divine sense.
But he had a thought and didn't do so.
The time was almost right!
Chen Jie thought to himself.
Then, he circulated his spiritual energy to protect his entire body, pretending to be unable to react in time, and took a palm strike head-on.