"What?"
The young man sprawled on the ground paled. "You never told me your name, either."
"Is that my fault? How is this my problem?"
Fei Xiao gave him a mocking smile.
He raised his right leg high, then brought it crashing down like a battle-axe.
[Twelve-Style Tan Leg (Silver): Mastered Grandmaster-level Twelve-Style Tan Leg. Its movements are crisp and its rhythm distinct, with more chopping and smashing techniques than any other. It packs great force and launches fierce attacks, but when the user hears music, they lose the ability to move.]
Crack~
The crisp sound of breaking bone rang out.
A mouthful of blood surged from the young man's lips. His eyes bulged as he twitched a few times, then fell still.
"After I beat you up, you think I'd trust you if you surrendered?"
Fei Xiao curled his lip and lifted his foot, ready to continue up the mountain, when a powerful warning suddenly went off inside him.
The dense forest behind him was abruptly swept open by a gust of wind. The thick yin energy seemed ready to spill out.
Thump! Thump!
Footsteps came closer, growing clearer with each step.
Fei Xiao spun around, but saw no suspicious figure.
"Have we met somewhere before?"
Lu Bai poked his head out from beside Fei Xiao and studied him thoughtfully.
The sudden movement startled Fei Xiao into jumping backward.
He happened to step on a patch of rotting bark, lost his balance, and slid to the ground.
"You... you're..."
Fei Xiao's mouth hung open, as if he could fit two duck eggs inside.
Lu Bai might not have remembered him very well, but Fei Xiao remembered Lu Bai all too clearly.
That overwhelming performance, steamrolling everyone in his path, was still etched deep in Fei Xiao's memory,