The one who blocked the fatal blow for that mother and child was naturally Yun Ming, who had come to investigate after sensing that the conversation had taken a wrong turn.
Yun Ming ignored the interrogation from the Horse Chopping Blade Great Soul Master and instead looked toward the horizon, the direction from which the green light had flown, where a pure white beam of light was approaching at high speed.
Watching this strange yet familiar energy fluctuation, Yun Ming felt his emotions begin to stir.
At this moment, the Great Soul Master also noticed the light approaching rapidly from the sky. He cursed inwardly, thinking that today was just not his day; he had just dealt with one meddlesome person, and now another had arrived.
The energy fluctuation of that light was significantly stronger than Yun Ming's, likely around the mid-level of the Soul Ancestor realm. Furthermore, its flight speed was incredibly fast; Yun Ming felt that even at the same level, it was no less impressive than the Swiftlet Soul Masters of the Agility Clan he had seen in the past.
In the blink of an eye, the light arrived within a few feet of Yun Ming. Upon seeing him, the pure white light began to fluctuate violently. Then, the radiance dissipated, revealing a stunningly beautiful young girl with white wings on her back, looking like an Angel descended to the mortal world.
She wore a long white dress that looked clean, elegant, and filled with the aura of Life. Her appearance was breathtakingly beautiful, her features delicate. A cascade of long, dark green hair hung behind her. Her figure was slender and graceful, and her face still carried a hint of youthful innocence, looking similar in age to Yun Ming, with an inner essence that seemed profound.
The only thing that struck Yun Ming as strange was that this beautiful girl was currently looking at him with an expression of disbelief and astonishment. As she stared, mist began to fill her large eyes.
Seeing the girl on the verge of tears, Yun Ming felt like crying too, though his tears were ones of joy!
Moreover, new memory fragments began to surface in his mind, slowly filling in the missing half of his recovered memories. A woman appeared in these new fragments, but just as Yun Ming could not see the face of the person in his previous memories, he could not see this woman's face either!
This time, the recovery of his memories was different from the stimulation he had received at Shrek Academy; it was not painful. Just like the person before him who had triggered his memory, it felt like a gentle spring breeze, exceptionally comfortable.
Seeing her stunning face and feeling the holy, kind, and gentle aura she radiated, the surrounding murderous atmosphere began to soften. Both sides of the previous battle found themselves involuntarily restraining their hostility.
Years of separation felt like a lifetime, yet in the moment of reunion, it was as if they had returned to yesterday. The beautiful girl looked at the face opposite her—a face that was somewhat familiar, yet even more youthful than in her memories—and could no longer hold back.
The girl's wings fluttered slightly, and she crossed the distance in an instant. She opened her arms, hugged Yun Ming's waist, and rested her beautiful face on his shoulder. As she held him, she whispered into his ear.
"Brother Ming, I've missed you so much!"
The words were brief, but the infinite love and longing contained in her tone were deeply moving.
Yun Ming was startled the moment he was embraced. Given his reaction speed, it should have been impossible for anyone to get within a meter of him without him reacting; his combat instincts would never have allowed it. Yet, this girl had truly caused his defensive instincts to fail.
An embrace is the warmest posture for two people in love. With chest pressed against chest, slowly, two hearts begin to sync with each other's rhythm. Although Yun Ming was certain he had never met this beautiful girl before, let alone loved her, he felt inexplicably at peace.
After holding him for a few breaths, Yun Ming placed his hands on the arms of the beautiful girl in his embrace, and she rose accordingly. She thought Yun Ming wanted to pour out his heart and reminisce, but then she heard the young man say something that sounded like a central air conditioner—only this unit was blowing cold air, cooling everyone equally.
"This beauty, please show some self-respect!"
Yun Ming felt happy and fond of the stunning girl before him, but after regaining his composure, he knew clearly that this feeling did not originate from his current self. Yun Ming could like the girl, but it had to be a feeling that came from his own heart; he could not be influenced by anyone else, even if that influence came from his past life!!!
The beautiful girl and the surrounding crowd: "..."
Yun Ming's words instantly brought the atmosphere, which had been filled with pink bubbles, back to the brutal reality of the battlefield. It not only left the beautiful girl doubting her life, but also brought the onlookers back to reality from the touching interaction between the golden boy and jade girl.
After regaining his Reason, the Horse Chopping Blade Great Soul Master also noticed the anomaly between the two. Seeing Yun Ming, who had no Spirit Rings, and Ya Li, whose four Spirit Rings remained still, he felt a bit uneasy and spoke politely to them.
"Two friends, these commoners have violated the decree issued by the Saga City City Lord's Mansion. We are merely acting on orders!"
"Please step aside and do not make things difficult for us!"
Yun Ming turned his head, his eyes narrowing as he looked at the Great Soul Master. But before he could speak, he heard the woman he had saved earlier fall to her knees with a thud, kowtowing and sobbing as she pleaded.
"I beg the two Lord Soul Masters to save our lives!!!"
The other men who had been fighting the Black Armor Soldiers heard the woman's plea and realized what was happening. Like people grabbing onto a final straw, they began to beg the kind young Soul Masters to save them!
"Lord Soul Master, please save us!!!"
"..."
Hearing their pleas, the beautiful girl also recovered from the young man's earlier rejection. She glanced at Yun Ming and the familiar Atlas Spear in his hand. It was the same Martial Soul, the same appearance, the same aura, and the same intertwining of love and longing that had erupted when he first saw her—everything matched. Why did Yun Ming seem not to recognize her? But it didn't matter; finding him was already a huge surprise! She would figure out Yun Ming's condition later.
For now, she had to handle the matter at hand!
Hearing their pleas, Yun Ming frowned and did not agree immediately. He had come over because he did not want to see innocent children die in vain, but that did not mean he would save others whose morality was unknown. At the very least, he would not intervene until he understood the full story.
Although the beautiful girl wanted to help them, she did not agree immediately either. She was kind and loved helping others, but that did not mean she would blindly save people wanted by the authorities. If they were truly innocent, she would not only save them but also help clear their names; if they were guilty, she would treat their wounds and then let them face appropriate punishment. She felt that killing them outright was likely an excessive punishment!
The Felt Hat Man, seeing that the Great Soul Master who had killed his father was now charging them with violating the decree, shouted in grief and anger.
"The bullshit decree issued by your City Lord's Mansion is clearly meant to leave us commoners with no way to survive!"
"Are we supposed to just listen to the City Lord's Mansion and wait for death?!!"
The Great Soul Master leading the Black Armor Soldiers heard the man trying to leak information to the outside and hurriedly interrupted.
"Audacious commoner! How dare you question the City Lord's decree? The City Lord's vision is not something a lowly person like you can understand!"
The Great Soul Master's words were indeed possible. In the Douluo Continent, which was still in a feudal era, uneducated commoners might indeed fail to understand the true intent behind decrees issued by those in power, leading to misunderstandings and misinterpretations of the superiors' intentions. However, what struck Yun Ming as strange was that the Great Soul Master seemed a bit too eager, as if he were hiding something.
Yet, before Yun Ming could ask, the beautiful girl beside him noticed two severely injured people lying on the ground whose breathing was growing weaker. With no time to wait for them to finish their conversation, she spoke to everyone with a slightly urgent tone.
"Everyone is injured; let's treat them first!"
Her soft words, even in their urgency, were like a warm breeze brushing against branches. Her gentle tone made everyone feel incredibly comfortable.
Then, ignoring the reactions of the crowd, she began to treat them on her own.
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