"Which two possibilities?" Xu Qin asked.
"Either this person is an overseas ascetic, or everyone who has seen his true methods is dead."
"Gasp. Now that you mention it, that does seem possible. If this hadn't happened in Xiangdu, inside the Black Prison, it would be hard to say what might have come of such a perilous fight. Seventh Sister, how did you run into someone so formidable, and how did you come to cross him?"
Xu Qin couldn't help asking. It was one thing to encounter an enemy this powerful in Xiangdu. After all, this was the imperial capital, where even the slightest commotion could draw the attention of various factions. Even if there was bad blood, no one would dare make it too obvious. The powerful members of the imperial clan were no pushovers; even a great cultivator had to behave himself in Xiangdu. But outside the capital—even elsewhere in the Xiang Kingdom—running into an enemy this powerful was extremely dangerous.
But when Xu Qin asked how the two of them had met, Xiang Qingcheng couldn't help blushing. She didn't answer directly.
Seeing Xiang Qingcheng's expression, Xu Qin felt a curious suspicion stir. Qingcheng didn't say anything, but that look suggested there was more to it than a simple feud.
"Let's head back first. Whatever was hidden in that azure spiritual flame was able to damage my Brightlight Spirit-Communing Sword Bracelet. I'll have to look into what 'yin' is when I get back." Xiang Qingcheng naturally wasn't going to tell Xu Qin about the awkward circumstances of her first encounter with Lu Xiaotian. She made up an excuse and hurried back the way they had come.
Xu Qin was privately puzzled. *Last time at Jade Spring Mountain, Yu Ya was with that man, and that fox-faced woman had