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It had been a mistake.
The talismans around Liu Sumeng fell into place, the spell forming around him. But he judged that there was enough time to reach Jin Juwan before that happened.
However the moment Xianlong came down, Jin Juwan was able to regain some of his composure. His gaze snapped upward raised his sword to meet with Liu Sumeng's.
The effort was clumsy and Chen Anyue's body was thrown off her feet, stumbling backwards.
But that was enough to buy the time for the talismans to form a binding spell. Liu Sumeng cursed and with the the little restricted movement that he still maintained he was able to take another step.
It was just enough to reach Chen Anyue's fallen body and—
There was hesitation in the Ivory Sword Saint's movements. Knowing that this was in deed Chen Anyue's body and he still refused to believe that her fate had already been set in stone.