7 ：A idescribable feelig (第4/4页)

releavingbehindaworldofdangeraion，steppingintotheunknownwithnothingbuttheirlovetoguidethem.

    Butjustastheywereabouttocrossthethreshold，avoutinthedarkness.＂Goingsomewhere?＂

    Sukie，sheartskippedabeatasXieTiaeppedintoview，hiseyesgleamingwithtriumph.＂Didyoureallythinkyoucouldescapeme?＂hesneered.

    HanFenglingsteppedprotectivelyinfrontofSukie，hisexpressionfierce.＂We，releaving，XieTianxie.Andthere，snothingyoudotostopus.＂

    XieTianxieughed，aenagsound.＂Oh，butthereis.Yousee，I，vebeenwatgyoutwo.Yourlittleloveaffairhasnotgoneunnoticed.Andnow，youwillpaythepriceforyourbetrayal.＂

    Beforetheycouldreact，XieTianxiedrewhissword，thebdeglintinginthemoonlight.HanFenglingpushedSukiebehindhim，drawinghisownon.＂Run，Sukie！＂heshouted.＂I，llholdhimoff！＂

    Sukie，sheartracedwithfearaermination.Shecouldn，tleaveHanFenglingtofaceXieTianxiealone.Shehadtofight，tostandbyhisside.Shedrewherowndagger，herhandssteadydespitetheterrorinherheart.

    XieTiahem，hismovementsswiftanddeadly.HanFenglihimhead－on，theirswinashowerofsparks.Sukiewatchedinhorrorasthetwomenfought，theirskillsevenlymatched.Sheknewshehadtodosomething，butshecouldn，tseeanopening.

    Asthebattleragedon，Sukiesawherce.XieTianxiewasfocusedonHanFengling，hisbackturoher.Shetookadeepbreath，summoningallherdlungedforward，aimingforhisunprotectedside.

    Thedaggerstrucktrue，aiaoutaroarofpaiaggeredback，clutghisside，hiseyesfilledwithfury.＂Youlittlebitch！＂hesnarled.

    HanFenglingseizedtheopportunity，deliveringapowerfulblowthatseianxiecrashingtothegrouoodoverthefallenman，hischestheavingwithexertion.＂Thisisforallthepainyou，vecaused，＂hesaidcoldly，beforedrivinghisswordintoXieTianxie，sheart.

    Sukiewatched，herbreathinginshasps，asthelifedrainedfromXieTianxie，seyes.Shefeltamixofreliefandhorror，knowingthattheyhadtakenalifetoprotecttheirown.

    HanFenglingturoher，hiseyesfilledwith.＂Areyht?＂

    Sheearsstreamingdownherface.＂Yes.Butwhatnow?＂

    Hetookherhand，hisgripfirmandreassuring.＂Now，weleavethispce.Together.＂

    Theymovedquickly，leavingtheseofthebattlebehind.Astheyslippedintothenight，Sukiefeltasenseofhopeaermination.Theyhadfacedtheirgreatestenemyandemergedvictorious.Now，theyhadacetobuildanewlifetogether，freefromtheshadowsofthepast.

    Asthefirstlightofdawnbrokeonthehorizon，SukieandHanFenglingstoodonahilloverlookiy.Theyheldeachotherclose，theirheartsfilledwithasenseofpossibility.Theroadaheadwouldnotbeeasy，buttheykhataslongastheyhadeachother，theycouldfaychallenge.

    Andso，handinhand，theysteppedintothefuture，readytowritethechapteroftheirstory.