Chapter 399: Riding a 7-Colored Auspicious Cloud to Save Me

At this point, Gu Fei had already left the edge of the lotus pond. All she could see were people in every direction.

The crowd gathered around her, but at first, they didn’t dare get too close. They kept their distance, simply staring at her blankly.

This was mainly because Gu Fei’s current appearance was incredibly deceptive.

Perhaps because she had drunk the Spiritual Liquid, not only did her skin seem to glow, but her entire being exuded an indescribable Spiritual Energy. She looked ethereal, perfectly matching people’s image of a Fairy.

They dared not defile her.

But as the crowd grew, those in the back pushed forward, forcing the people in front closer and closer to her until they were practically on top of her.

Gu Fei had no idea what to do. Just then, a sleazy-looking man tentatively reached out, trying to grab her hand.

Gu Fei raised her fan and struck him hard on the back of the hand. The man yelped in pain and quickly pulled his hand back.

Where there was one, a second soon followed. In no time, several more hands reached for her. Some tried to grab her sash, others tried to pull her arm, and one hand even reached for the hem of her dress.

Gu Fei finally understood how Wei Jie could have been "looked to death."

’This could actually kill a person.’

Furious and frantic, Gu Fei lifted her foot and kicked viciously at a few of the people closest to her, but it was no use. There were simply too many people.

She could defend her front, but not her back.

’If it comes down to it, my only option will be to use Instant Teleportation. Otherwise, I might really die here today.’

Suddenly, the sound of urgent hoofbeats rang out.

Gu Fei’s heart leaped. She knocked away a restless hand with her fan and looked up.

She saw Xiao Yu charging toward her on a black horse.

The summer sun shone on him, outlining his figure in a golden halo.

His gaze was locked in her direction, and their eyes met mid-air.

He stared at her without blinking, his eyes calm and powerful. As he swung his whip back and forth, the crowd parted like waves before his charging steed.

Gu Fei stared at him in a daze. An incongruous line surfaced in her mind: ’My beloved is a peerless hero who will one day ride a seven-colored cloud to come and marry me—’

Before the thought could even finish, the black horse had charged right up to her. The surrounding people scattered in a panic as its hooves trampled them mercilessly, filling the air with screams and wails.

Gu Fei stood frozen. She saw the black horse rush to her side, and the young man on its back suddenly leaned down, wrapped an arm around her waist, and pulled her up in front of him.

Gu Fei felt the world spin. By the time she came to her senses, she was already sitting in front of Xiao Yu.

The black horse charged forward without pause, then made a sharp turn and galloped back the way it came.

Behind her was the young man’s scorching body, beneath her was the jolting back of the horse, and in her chest was a furiously pounding heart.

Gu Fei felt as if she were in a dream. The two of them, on a single horse, rode farther and farther away, soon disappearing from the crowd’s sight.

Su Chen stood stunned under the awning, his face deathly pale.

When the crowd descended into chaos, he had desperately tried to push his way to Gu Fei’s side, but how could one person fight against a tide of people?

All he could see were heads everywhere, and the dense, dark crowd had all but swallowed Gu Fei whole.

In that instant, he was filled with utter despair.

’If only I had known. I should have left with her. Even if we were surrounded, I would have held her tightly and protected her.’

But the one who held her in his arms and protected her was someone else.