After saying this, Huang Kai suddenly bowed deeply to Xu Yi. "If I hadn't met Brother Xu, I'd still be floundering in the mire. You truly are a guiding light to me."
Xu Yi struggled mightily to keep his face from turning red. To avoid the awkwardness, he hurriedly turned the conversation back to the matter at hand.
Huang Kai sneered. "Those bastards from the East Sea Alliance are getting more and more brazen. They even dare to capture powerful members of the Demon Race and enslave them. If I hadn't happened upon them, they would've nearly gotten away with it."
As he spoke, Huang Kai called the Green-robed Girl over and introduced her to Xu Yi as a close friend of his. Then he introduced the woman by name: Xia Ying.
Xu Yi was startled. Xia Ying was clearly at the peak of the Illusory Transformation realm, yet she seemed gravely injured, her breathing terribly uneven.
After exchanging greetings, Xu Yi said, "Since we've crossed paths, it must be fate. Brother Huang and Miss Xia, go on ahead. I'll hold them off."
Huang Kai had already come to regard Xu Yi as one of his own, so he wasn't surprised that Xu Yi would make such an offer. He was also a straightforward man and accepted without hesitation, preparing to lead Xia Ying away first.
As they moved, Xu Yi suddenly caught sight of a jade pendant concealed in the folds of Xia Ying's skirt. "May I ask where you got the pendant at your waist, Miss Xia?"
Xia Ying took off the pendant and held it in her hand, her eyes glimmering. "It's been passed down in my family. Is something wrong with it?"
Xu Yi waved his hand. "You misunderstand, Miss Xia. There's nothing wrong with it.