"Hoo!"

"Hoo hoo!"

Inside the corridor of the Qin Palace, I leaned against the wall, gasping heavily.

The fresh blood dripping from my right arm stained the ground, and my right hand was empty.

When the Black Dragon attacked just now, I instinctively raised my right hand to defend myself, but it swallowed my entire hand in one bite.

If it weren't for me using the body of the servant I strangled to buy some time, I would probably have already perished under the dragon's kiss.

"Lusheng, where are you?"

Through the palace wall, the voice of Lady Hu echoed nearby.

Her voice, falling into my ears, felt like a whispered plea for life.

How could I have guessed that this Black Dragon could actually speak.

I could only hold my breath, press myself tightly against the wall, and pray not to be discovered.

"Hehe, I found you."

But within half a moment, its voice echoed above my head.

My scalp tingled.

But now, weakened by blood loss and running desperately, I had no strength left to escape.

I could only watch helplessly as the Black Dragon opened its huge mouth and bit down towards me.

"Pray--"

As I was helpless, waiting for the impending doom to descend upon me.

In the distant sky, it seemed as if a long cry was drifting down.

That cry saved me in the nick of time.

I looked up and saw that the Black Dragon's neck seemed to be restrained by an invisible noose, and it was forced to tilt its head upward, struggling fiercely.

"Pray--"

This sound became even clearer, as if it was uttered by countless voices together.

The Black Dragon could no longer control its body, and it soared into the air, heading south, piercing through the clouds and flying away.

Leaving me, who had suddenly lost all strength, sliding down along the wall.

"Thud!"

A drop of water fell between my parched lips.

It was raining.