Because of Li Mu Yang's sudden appearance, Lu Qingming avoided Strange Daoist's Heavenly Gang Palm and escaped a calamity.
Before the joy of surviving by a hair's breadth had time to spread through his body, his gaze was already drawn to the battle between Li Mu Yang and Strange Daoist in the air.
Although he was fighting Strange Daoist while seriously wounded, he still knew very well just how powerful that all-out spear thrust had been.
A young man in the prime of life had actually managed to block Strange Daoist's lethal strike. Such cultivation and strength were truly breathtaking.
"Whose young man is this?"
Li Mu Yang landed beside Lu Qingming and said in a low voice, "Those two are sneaking around and I have no idea what they're talking about. I suspect they might join forces, and I may not be able to stop them alone. When I get tangled up fighting them later, take the chance to slip away. Don't linger."
Lu Qingming endured his bodily discomfort, gave Li Mu Yang the standard military salute of the Xifeng Empire, and said solemnly, "Thank you, Young Master, for saving my life. If you hadn't stepped forward out of righteousness, I would already have fallen at the hands of that Strange Daoist. Please tell me your name, so I can remember it and repay you when I have the chance."
"There's no need to repay me." Li Mu Yang waved his hands repeatedly and said with a smile, "I'm Yan Xiangma."
When he spoke the name Yan Xiangma, Li Mu Yang deliberately raised his voice so that Undying Impermanence and Strange Daoist could hear him.
"Yan Xiangma? The son of Jiangnan City's governor, Uncle Yan?" Lu Qingming studied Li Mu Yang with a thoughtful look.
Li Mu Yang claimed