"Daddy, are you okay?"
At the center of the crowd, a delicate little girl in red, protected tightly by everyone, looked curiously at her father with an innocent, childish voice.
"Yingying, I'm fine."
The burly middle-aged man smiled at his little angel.
"Yingying, don't make trouble for Father."
Beside the little girl, a tall beauty who bore some resemblance to her reached out and tugged at her younger sister.
Another Beast Tide could descend at any moment. This was absolutely not a good time to leave the defensive circle, not to mention that her sister had no cultivation whatsoever.
"Friend, do you need help?"
A calm voice suddenly rang out beside everyone's ears.
The only Creation Stage expert present—the burly middle-aged man—immediately gripped his black greatsword tightly and shouted warily, "Who's there?"
"Lin Dong of the Yan City Lin Family in Tiandu County."
Under everyone's tense gazes, a lean figure slowly stepped out of the milky-white fog. His pace was unhurried, yet steady.
"Yan City Lin Family?"
Perhaps Lin Dong's youthful face put them somewhat at ease, for the several dozen martial artists all let out a sigh of relief.
"Yes, you could barely call us a branch of the Lin Clan."
Lin Dong nodded and looked toward the middle-aged man leading the group.
"I am Jiang Lei, head of the Eagle Martial Arts School in Eagle City, Great Desolation Prefecture. Greetings, little brother Lin Dong."
The reputation of the Four Great Families completely eased Jiang Lei's guard. Perhaps their descendants came in all sorts, good and bad, but their basic principles could still be trusted.
"Wow, Big Brother, the little kitty in your arms is so cute."
The porcelain-doll-like little girl in red from earlier blinked adorably, staring longingly at Little Flame curled up against Lin Dong's chest.
"Master