Was Higan really a naive and dumb girl?
No. In fact, she was very smart. She was just not familiar with the ways of the world since she had always immersed herself in her own world.
However, when she saw how the ring turned out, she understood that the ring Tang Ling was about to challenge was not just a common ring. It was a dangerous one.
Higan had gotten so close to him that she would never allow anything to happen to him. Even though it was less than 48 hours since the two of them met, Higan knew from the bottom of her heart, her bones, and her soul that she could never afford to lose Tang Ling.
As for why? There was no rhyme or reason in her mind. If her heart willed it, she would do it and that was enough for her.
Higan moved to a corner closest to the ring and fixed her cold gaze upon the ring. If anything that happened in the ring crossed her tolerance line, she would kill everyone who hurt Tang Ling without a second thought.