CHAPTER TEN
When it happened, the attack came from an unexpected direction: not from Zhudai but from Li Lei. The girl’s hands blurred as she threw a long, silver hair ornament straight at them. Instinctively, Jade threw up a shield spell around herself and Phoenix but her timing was fractionally slow. The lethal point arced past her and plunged its full length into Phoenix’s chest.
Jade choked his name and caught him as he sagged sideways. Angrily, he yanked the thin metal blade from his body and flung it aside. It bounced off the inside of the shield spell and clattered to the paving stones. He took half a step toward Zhudai then sank to his knees with a look of annoyed surprise on his face.
“Dammit. Not again.” He coughed and grabbed Jade’s arm for support. “I was too busy w
