Deceiving Himself

'Xiao Li, listen to me. While I try to block them, you need to run away as fast as possible.' Tian Yang said to Huang Xiao Li through divine sense.

'What?! No way! I will not leave you here to die alone! If you're going to stay here and fight, so will I!' She immediately rejected his plan.

'Damn it! This isn't the time to be stubborn! I promised to protect you, so just listen to me and let me protect you!'

Despite telling her to run away, Tian Yang knew there was essentially no chance he could block them long enough for her to escape and he was only trying to deceive himself.

"Do you seriously think you can escape in this situation?" The leader suddenly laughed out loud, almost as if he could hear their conversation.

"Why do you want to kill us? We've never done anything to offend you!" Huang Xiao Li shouted.

"But you killed several of my men though?" 

"That's self-defense!"