"Y-You..." Xia Yulian's face was deathly pale, as if she had seen a ghost—or rather, she looked even more terrified than someone who had seen a ghost. She retreated step by step until she crashed into the man who had been driving.
That man actually possessed Dao-Seeking-stage cultivation. After steadying Xia Yulian, he frowned. "Yulian, what's wrong? Did this guy cast a spell on you?"
"Hey, you little bastard! Haven't you heard of my sister Xia Yulian? Her father is Xia Wenting! What the hell, don't you understand?" Another man's eyes darkened. His expression twisted as he pointed at me and came over.
I raised my head and sneered at the young man. I had already recognized the two of them as Xia Haoyu and Xia Haofei, who had been with Xia Yulian back then. I hadn't expected that after all this time, all three of them had advanced to Dao-Seeking cultivators.
"Looks like the Xia family has grown so bloated that they can't even recognize me, Xia Yitian, anymore, huh?" I stared coldly at the three of them. My words frightened them so badly that they were struck speechless on the spot.
"Xia... Xia... Xia Yitian!" Xia Haofei retreated in terror. With a bang, he slammed straight into the off-road vehicle's door. His legs shuddered, and he nearly fell to his knees.
"W-Water from the flood has washed over the Dragon King's temple! Brother Tian! We didn't realize it was you!" Xia Haoyu trembled all over and dropped to his knees on the spot. "Brother Tian, we really didn't recognize you. You concealed your aura and appearance—who could have recognized you? It was all our fault, every bit of it! Please, sir, don't take it to heart!"
"Xia Yulian, your father, Xia Wenting, lost an arm, and now he's