Zodiac Guardian Gods Side Story (6): Qilin King
"Greetings, Senior. Sorry about this."
Before a cave in the outskirts of Jing City, Ji Mingming quickly lowered her head to Xiezhi and said sincerely, "Senior, we sensed a powerful aura appearing here earlier and didn't know it was you. Please forgive us for disturbing your rest."
Xiezhi raised its enormous head and beat its wings. It suddenly shot into the air, moving so fast that it left a string of afterimages behind.
Xiezhi's sudden movement startled Ji Mingming. She thought the records in the ancient texts had been wrong—that this Xiezhi possessed considerable aggression.
Xiezhi's airborne form flashed past in an instant, pouncing toward Yan like lightning. Anyone would probably feel fear upon seeing such a gigantic beast suddenly charge at them.
As Xiezhi's body rapidly filled his vision, Yan showed no fear. A ball of red light condensed before him and flew straight toward Xiezhi.
The red light rippled through the sky, transforming into a shuttle-shaped beam surrounded by dark crimson lightning. Even at Xiezhi's speed, it could not evade it.
With a boom, the light shuttle struck Xiezhi squarely in the chest, halting its charging body for a moment. Surprise flashed through Xiezhi's eyes. Flames appeared across the black fur on its chest, and the fur at the point of impact seemed scorched.
With another boom, Xiezhi landed heavily beside Yan, its huge forepaw pressing against his chest as if it intended to knock him down.
"Senior!"
Ji Mingming finally rushed over. A three-meter-long red spear of light had appeared in each of her hands, entirely condensed from cloud power. Both spears pointed directly at the black horn atop Xiezhi's head.
Xiezhi's forepaw did not come down. Instead, it slashed downward. Ji Mingming's heart filled with regret. She should