She had a dagger, a few defensive talismans, and enough knowledge of internal energy to keep a stronger opponent at a distance for a short time. That was all. She knew she could not win if the attackers chose to focus on her, but she refused to abandon the people who depended on her."
Xiu Lan added, "I remember hearing that Su Nanxin had already treated more than thirty people before Gu Mojin arrived. Her hands were shaking from exhaustion, but she was still trying to prepare medicine."
"Exactly," Xan Min said. "When Gu Mojin reached the shrine, she found Su Nanxin standing in front of the injured with a dagger in one hand. The bandits had given her a chance to surrender. She refused. Gu Mojin later said that she had never seen anyone look so frightened and so determined at the same time. She drew her sword and joined the fight."
"Did they defeat the bandits together?" Qiao Zhi asked, even though she knew the answer.
