The sound of the Holy Guards' footsteps was approaching from not far away, and Chu Hai felt a surge of urgency in his heart. He knew that he would either be captured by the Holy Guards or taken by Lian Jia. Given the choice, it would be somewhat better to be caught by Lian Jia; at least he wouldn't immediately take his and Zhanna's lives.
"She wasn't abducted by me. The Divine Hall amputated her leg to perform some evil technique, and now they want to kill us to silence us. If you want to understand what's going on, you need to take us away quickly!" he said rapidly.
Lian Jia was stunned for a moment. He had interrogated Chu Hai before, but Chu Hai wouldn't say a word. Although he had his suspicions about Chu Hai's identity, he still recognized him as a real man. Now that Chu Hai suddenly spoke, he revealed so much information in one breath that Lian Jia was momentarily unable to react. It was the footsteps of the Holy Guards in the distance that snapped him back to reality.