As they spoke, the battle between the Silver Orchid Bandit and the man in black had already reached a hair-raising juncture. The massive waves of spiritual power surging around them forced the Foundation Establishment cultivators to retreat to a sufficiently safe distance. That was only because the man in black used arrows, whose attacks were highly concentrated. If he had attacked as recklessly as the Silver Orchid Bandit, no one knew how badly the Marquis Zhenwei's Manor would have been destroyed.
A gigantic silver orchid formed from countless fragments. The shards upon it resembled mirror after mirror, gleaming with hazy, bewildering radiance that seized the soul. Strands of floral fragrance blooming from its petals were in fact cold-air whips almost solid in form. Each lash seemed capable of freezing the air itself.
The silver orchid was bewitching and deadly. Floating above it, the Silver Orchid Bandit's hair whipped about wildly, his black cloak snapping in the wind, evil energy soaring to the heavens.
"Uncle Kun, why hasn't Woundless City's city guard arrived yet?" Cao Xi'er asked anxiously at the sight.
"I don't know. Some among the city guards are on good terms with the master, while others are not. It seems Jiang Dongcheng, who has always been at odds with the master, is on duty today. If not for the appearance of this man in black, our Marquis Manor truly would have become the laughingstock of all Woundless City." Cao Kun's expression was so gloomy it seemed water might drip from it.
"Now we can only hope that the man in black remains undefeated." Cao Xi'er watched that somewhat lean yet unyielding back, sturdy as a green bamboo, with concern in her eyes.
Whoosh! One arrow ahead had been blocked by the relentless strikes of the cold-air whips, yet the