Xie Lian was momentarily stunned and said, "I didn’t plan to do anything."
Hua Cheng asked, "Then what do you have your sword for?"
Xie Lian replied, "I... to defend myself?"
Hua Cheng's face turned terrifyingly dark, and he tightened his grip even more, saying, "How do you intend to defend yourself? Put the sword down!"
This was the first time Hua Cheng spoke to Xie Lian with such an expression and tone, causing Xie Lian to freeze in place.
Feng Xin, watching closely, said, "On what grounds are you telling him to lower his sword? You put him down first!"
A battle axe suddenly flew towards them.
Xie Lian reacted swiftly, raising his sword to cut it away, saying, "This is how you defend yourself!"
Only then did Hua Cheng's expression and tone soften slightly, yet he still wouldn't let go of Xie Lian.
"You don't need to defend yourself; just stand behind me. Put the sword down."
Feng Xin kicked his bow from the ground, picked it up, holding it like a sword as he struck away a meteor hammer.
He expressed his skepticism, "What are you planning to do by holding him like this? Are you truly who you say you are? Your Highness, besides you, is there anyone else who knows the spiritual communication password for the blood rain probe? Surely you can’t be the only one who knows it?"