Yue'er froze upon hearing the voice. In that brief moment of distraction, the dagger in her hand was snatched away, and simultaneously, she was swept into the arms of the intruder and pinned against his chest.
Xiao Junyan cradled the chubby infant in one arm while seizing the dagger from her grasp with the other. He immediately lunged toward the Wolf King charging once more. Unexpectedly, as he thrust the dagger forward, its sharpness and unusual nature became apparent.
Whoosh!
Awooooooo!
A fierce blade aura sliced through the air. The charging Wolf King likely hadn't anticipated Xiao Junyan's astonishing speed. Unable to dodge in time, its neck took the full force of the strike.
