The One Under Siege
If she is naive and inexperienced, take her to see the world's wonders; if she is world-weary, take her on a carousel.
Xuan Yi, on the other hand, was the latter, because although her heart had been somewhat melted, it was not yet fully healed, and being impatient would only make things worse.
So their relationship has temporarily stopped there, but any sudden hand-holding or other intimate behavior between them feels very natural.
As the Shadow Eagle Emperor advanced at full speed, a standoff was taking place in a small mountain range a hundred miles outside Tian Huang City.
Three men in black formed a triangle around a burly, resolute-looking man holding a gun and a woman with a voluptuous, mature, and alluring figure, a face like a peach blossom, and an alluring charm emanating from her.
"Run? Why did you stop running?" The most imposing of the three men in black, a Seven-Star Dou Emperor, said coldly to the two.
The burly man heard their words but did not reply. He held his Long Spear and watched the three men in black warily, as if he was thinking about how to escape.
"Cousin, don't worry about me anymore. Continuing like this will only drag you down."
The woman looked at the man who was protecting her and cried out.
With his Four-Star Dou Huang strength and combat prowess, the man could have easily escaped from two Six-Star Dou Huang and one Seven-Star Dou Emperor.
Instead of the way it is now, where people are beaten bloody after being restricted in their actions to protect themselves.
"Hmph, what nonsense are you spouting? How could I do such a thing?" The burly man snorted after hearing the woman's words, his eyes sharp as he looked at the leader of the men in black before him, his voice gruff as he said:
"Cheng Xiang, don't think I won't recognize you just because your face is covered."
Upon hearing the burly man's words, the man in black robes' eyes flickered for a moment, then he looked at the other two. "Make your move. We're too close to Tian Huang City; delay could lead to unforeseen complications."
Having said that, he picked up the knife in his hand and attacked the burly man, with the other two men in black following closely behind.
The burly man also brandished his Long Spear and engaged the three in battle, producing a series of booming sounds.
Just as they were together, a huge black shadow streaked across the sky at an extremely fast speed in the distance.
"Hey, it looks like there's a fight going on up ahead," Xiao Ling, who had been looking down at the scenery, suddenly exclaimed.
Xuan Yi followed the direction she pointed and sensed that it was just three Dou Emperor besieging one Dou Emperor and Dou Wang, so he lost interest.
It's just a battle between a few Dou Emperor.
Throughout the continent, various grudges, feuds, and battles occur almost every moment.
Moreover, a battle at the Dou Emperor level is no different from a child's fight in front of him.
She wasn't some saintly philanthropist, nor did she have the time or inclination to meddle. Instead, she'd rather add a refreshing breeze to Xiao Tian.
"A battle at the Dou Emperor level? That's boring." Xiao Ling immediately lost interest in watching the spectacle.
He had been watching battles at the Dou Zong level and above since he was a child, and the battles of the mere Dou Emperor level were completely boring. Moreover, since arriving in Central State, all the battles he had seen these past few days were just people slashing and hacking at each other with swords and sabers, which was absolutely laughable.
"Huh?"
Xiao Tian, who was dozing, let out a soft "hmm" and slowly sat up.
"What's wrong? Are you not comfortable enough lying down? I have an Eight Stage Magical Beast pelt here, made into a blanket by soaking it in various medicinal herbs. Would you like to use it as a mattress?"
Xuan Yi thought Xiao Tian found the feathers of the Shadow Eagle Emperor too stiff, and said while holding a long, white blanket.
Xiao Tian glanced at the blanket and couldn't help but click his tongue. As expected of a wealthy woman in the Medicine Realm, her generosity was truly extraordinary.
With his discerning eye, he could naturally tell that the herbs soaked in this blanket were all high-grade and valuable. There was also a faint scent of Xuan Yi's body fragrance on it, suggesting that Xuan Yi used this item frequently.
"This is what I use when I cultivate. It can help me calm my mind and increase my cultivation speed, among other things," Xuan Yi said with a slight smile.
Xiao Tian gently patted Xuan Yi's hand and said softly, "No need, we'll talk about it next time we need it. I just sensed a slightly familiar aura, but I can't remember it right now."
"Familiar?" Xiao Ling and the other woman asked. They knew that their father didn't know anyone in Central State, so they couldn't help but be curious. They even wondered if their father had some unknown old flames in Central State.
Xuan Yi looked at Xiao Tian Xiao Tian a smile on her lips. She wasn't interested in the familiar aura Xiao Tian mentioned, because he said he couldn't remember it at the moment, so it probably wasn't someone particularly important. She just assumed that Xiao Tian had encountered someone he knew before here.
The battle in the mountains continued. The burly man was constantly at a disadvantage under the combined attack of the three men, but the three attackers were also in bad shape, with wounds of various sizes appearing on their bodies.
The three were also treacherous; their attack wasn't aimed at the burly man, but rather specifically at the woman beside him.
The woman also kept using her Dou Technique to help block, but with her Five-Star Dou King strength, it was completely ineffective.
"Great Cracking Rock!"
At the tip of the massive Long Spear in the burly man's hand, golden light erupted like a torrent, an overwhelming burst of brilliant golden light, accompanied by an incomparably sharp and ear-piercing sonic boom, as it attacked the three men in black robes.
The three men in black robes also unleashed their most powerful Dou Technique to meet the golden light.
A deafening roar erupted, flattening much of the small mountain range, and dust billowed across the battlefield.
After unleashing this attack, the burly man's Dou Qi was almost depleted, and he had to use his Long Spear to support himself. Seeing this, the woman quickly helped him up.
Just as the woman was about to say something, three figures emerged from the smoke and instantly appeared not far from the two. Their black robes were in disarray, and one of them was even missing an arm.
The leading Seven-Star Dou Emperor stared coldly at the two, sneering, "As expected of someone from the Jia Nan Academy, and even chosen by the Liu Family Head as their next patriarch, your strength is indeed remarkable. If it weren't for expending so much of your strength to protect her, we might have suffered even greater losses."
Having said that, he brandished his small knife, and a slash of Blade Qi hurtled towards the two burly men.
The woman hurriedly stepped forward, unleashing a seemingly powerful palm strike to meet the Blade Qi. However, due to the vast difference in strength, the strike was instantly shattered by the Blade Qi upon contact and continued its attack on the two.
In a moment of desperation, the woman quickly turned the burly man around, channeling all her Dou Qi to form Protective Barrier, attempting to use her own body and Dou Qi to shield him from the attack.