Xiao Yan's sudden appearance stunned Hun Yu. Then the instinctive warning in his heart began to blare frantically. He abruptly withdrew his hand and retreated dozens of meters, his gaze towards Xiao Yan filled with vigilance.
(He is Xiao Yan of the Tianhe Alliance.)
Hun Yu's pupils trembled slightly. He had never met Xiao Yan, but he had seen his portrait. Or rather, among the major clans, there were probably few who did not recognize Xiao Yan.
Born into a common family, he had founded the Tianhe Alliance and unified every force in the Central Continent apart from the Soul Hall. He himself possessed multiple Heavenly Flames, and after obtaining the opportunity of the Bodhi Ancient Tree, his strength had reached the Late stage Three-star Dou Sheng. In their eyes, such a person simply could not have emerged from that fallen Xiao Clan.
Gu Qinghan finally came to her senses as well, her face still flushed as she stared at the man before her in astonishment.
"Xiao Yan... why are you here?"
Gu Qinghan's voice made Xiao Yan shift his gaze away from Hun Yu. Looking at Gu Qinghan in his arms, he explained softly.
"Zijing went to the Starfall Pavilion earlier and said that the Tianhe Alliance's scouts had discovered the Soul Clan doing something around here yesterday. I only finished my work today, so I came to take a look. On the way here, I happened to run into Gu Yuelan."
"Yuelan?"
Gu Qinghan's expression froze. Then Gu Yuelan, whom she had already sent away, returned to the battlefield. She looked at Gu Qinghan with excitement in her eyes.
"Qinghan Jie! Are you all right?" Gu Yuelan's expression then froze when she saw Gu Qinghan protected in Xiao Yan's arms. Raising an eyebrow, she looked at Xiao Yan