Battle with Xiao Xun'er

"Xiao Xun'er!"

Seeing the purple-clad girl floating in midair, Flowing Cloud was startled.

Why was she here?

But Flowing Cloud quickly came to his senses.

Xiao Xun'er had definitely come for Xiao Yan.

Could it be that she had learned he and Xiao Yan had failed to reach an agreement during the day?

And so, she had come here tonight to demand answers and torture a confession out of him?

The moment he saw Xiao Xun'er appear, Flowing Cloud began speculating about her purpose.

In the air, Xiao Xun'er stood gracefully, like a purple elf.

"That aura just now...?"

The girl's beautiful eyes fixed on Flowing Cloud in the pavilion. There was a chill in her gaze, though a trace of confusion flashed through it.

She had actually sensed a faint threat from Flowing Cloud.

How was that possible?

Xiao Xun'er found it hard to believe after sensing that threat.

This time, she had activated the power of her bloodline to erupt with strength at the Dou Shi Realm.

He looked about the same age as her. How could he possess such power?

Even among the eight ancient clans, her talent was among the very best.

In a tiny place like Wutan City, such a monstrous genius could never appear.

"Flowing Cloud, do you truly know how to restore Brother Xiao Yan's talent?"

High in the air, Xiao Xun'er stared intently at Flowing Cloud in the pavilion, her tone calm.

Just as Flowing Cloud had expected, Xiao Xun'er had indeed come because of Xiao Yan.

Earlier that day, when Xiao Xun'er had seen Xiao Yan looking deeply troubled, she assumed Flowing Cloud must have made some excessive demand of him, which was why Xiao Yan was so worried.

After hesitating for a while, Xiao Xun'er decided to come directly to the Mittel Auction House to find Flowing Cloud and force him to reveal the method for restoring Xiao Yan's talent.

"Of course it's true!"

By now, Flowing Cloud had understood. He looked teasingly at Xiao Xun'er in the air.

"Since I have spoken those words, there can naturally be no falsehood in this matter."

"Good!"

Hearing this, Xiao Xun'er's pretty face relaxed. Then her aura surged, sweeping toward Flowing Cloud.

"If you know what's good for you, tell me the method!"

So she really intended to force a confession out of him!

Feeling the pressure bearing down on him, a smile unconsciously appeared at the corner of Flowing Cloud's lips.

"Miss Xun Er, what if I refuse?"

Flowing Cloud looked at Xiao Xun'er with a slightly teasing gaze.

He could tell that Xiao Xun'er's current strength was only at the Dou Shi Realm.

As for her ability to hover in the air, she had likely borrowed the aid of some secret technique.

In a head-on battle, with the two Earth Tier Dou Techniques, Sky Covering Palm and Demonic Shadow Tracing, Flowing Cloud had no reason to fear Xiao Xun'er.

"If you refuse, then die!"

Seeing Flowing Cloud's fearless attitude, Xiao Xun'er frowned. She stopped talking and attacked at once.

Her pretty face turned cold. Golden light blazed within Xiao Xun'er's body as she hovered in the air, her waist-length hair fluttering without wind behind her.

Golden light surged in her palm. She struck out repeatedly, leaving palm shadows suspended in midair. Each one trailed a streak of golden energy as it shot toward Flowing Cloud like lightning.

Seeing Xiao Xun'er attack so fiercely, Flowing Cloud did not dare let down his guard. He immediately used Demonic Shadow Tracing to evade.

With a thought, Flowing Cloud took a step forward. His speed reached the extreme, and he easily dodged Xiao Xun'er's palm strike.

"Hmph!"

Xiao Xun'er's beautiful eyes flashed with surprise when she saw Flowing Cloud evade her attack. However, she quickly reacted and prepared to attack him again.

But at that moment, Flowing Cloud's figure suddenly split into three phantoms. The three phantoms flickered and crossed each other, dazzling Xiao Xun'er's eyes until she could not distinguish real from false.

"A Movement Technique!"

"And not a low-tier one, either!"

Seeing this, surprise finally appeared on Xiao Xun'er's previously icy face.

While she was shocked by Flowing Cloud's formidable strength, her hands did not stop moving.

"Hmph, let's see how you dodge this!"

"Guardian Trigram Palm!"

As soon as the words fell, violent golden light surged around Xiao Xun'er. Then eight golden palm seals condensed out of thin air.

"Go!"

Boom!

The eight palm seals each chased after one of the phantoms Flowing Cloud had created, bombarding them without giving him the slightest chance to catch his breath.

"What an exquisite palm technique!"

As the eight palm seals pursued him, a strange gleam flashed in Flowing Cloud's eyes. He then calmly used Demonic Shadow Tracing once more.

The next moment, three more phantoms split off behind Flowing Cloud, easily evading the remaining golden palm seals.

"Miss Xun Er, aren't you being a little too hot-tempered? A girl this fierce won't be very popular."

After exchanging a round of blows, Flowing Cloud returned to the center of the pavilion, looking teasingly at Xiao Xun'er.

Hearing the flirtatious undertone in his words, a trace of anger flashed across Xiao Xun'er's face.

"Who exactly are you?"

Her beautiful eyes were fixed on Flowing Cloud before her, filled with suspicion and uncertainty.

At that moment, she absolutely did not believe he was a member of the Mite'er Family.

Xiao Xun'er had heard about the Mite'er Family from other Xiao Clan disciples in the past.

One of the Jia Ma Empire's three great clans, no one in the entire Jia Ma Empire could rival them in wealth.

But so what?

They were merely a clan!

In Xiao Xun'er's eyes, even the Misty Cloud Sect, the most powerful force in the Jia Ma Empire, was nothing special.

The insignificant Mite'er Family had never been worthy of her notice.

Naturally, she could not believe that the young man who was evenly matched with her had actually come from the Mite'er Family, which she had always looked down upon.

"Miss Xun Er, you're quite forgetful!"

"Didn't I introduce myself during the day?"

"My name is Mite'er Flowing Cloud, and I come from the Mite'er Family, one of the Jia Ma Empire's three great clans."

With that, Flowing Cloud solemnly introduced himself.

"Miss Xun Er, no..."

"Why don't I just call you Little Sister Xun Er? We've met twice already, so we're practically so familiar with each other, aren't we?"

"Courting death!"

Seeing that Flowing Cloud actually dared flirt with her, cold light flickered in Xiao Xun'er's beautiful eyes as she once more fought Flowing Cloud.

"Fighting is affection, scolding is love!"

"Little Sister Xun Er likes fighting me so much. It seems you have feelings for me!"

"Could it be that you fell in love with me at first sight during the day and came all this way tonight just to see me?"

After easily dodging one of Xiao Xun'er's palm strikes, Flowing Cloud continued teasing her.

Xiao Xun'er's brows were filled with fury. She had clearly been angered badly by Flowing Cloud.

"Shadow Emperor, help me kill him!"

After another round of fighting, Xiao Xun'er knew that her own strength could not do anything to Flowing Cloud. Finally unable to endure it any longer, she called for help from the Shadow Emperor hidden in the darkness.