An Uninvited Guest
To be honest, the middle-aged man felt somewhat nervous. For some reason, this young man made him sense a powerful threat.
Strangely, the aura around him seemed vaguely familiar, as if they had met somewhere before.
But he had met too many people, from the elders of the Aristocratic Clans and sects in Moxue Space to ordinary cultivators in the Low-level Spaces.
With only a faint trace of an aura to go on, he couldn't tell who it was.
Xiao Lian looked at him calmly, without a trace of hostility. His expression was as still as water as he watched the slightly uneasy man before him and asked softly, "How is Yun Piaoxue?"
The question left Yun Kang even more stunned. He stared at the handsome young man, his eyes flickering uncertainly, then finally asked, "Who are you? How do you know the young lady?"
Seeing that Yun Kang still hadn't recognized him, Xiao Lian sighed inwardly and offered a hint. "Back at Lie Huo Sect, someone received a favor from Miss Yun. He can't come here for the time being, so I'm asking on his behalf."
Only then did Yun Kang's eyes widen as memories of their trip to Lie Huo Sect rushed through his mind.
He remembered that journey well. It was where the young lady had been infected with a Gu worm and her temperament had changed.
And the young man who had promised to help cure her Gu poison was nearing the time when he would have to fulfill that promise.
He had come here this time to see how far that person had progressed.
He clearly remembered the fellow's name: Bi Fan.
But he stared at the young man before him for a long while before his eyes widened in astonishment. "Y-You...