The enormous silver moon hung high overhead, its faint radiance spilling across the desert and draping it in a layer of silver gauze.
"Whoosh..." In the silent desert, the sound of something tearing through the air suddenly drew near from afar.
A moment later, a black shadow suddenly appeared in the northern sky, then fiercely streaked through the air. The violent wind pressure generated by its high speed actually carved out a massive hundred-meter-long trench through the desert.
Amid the billowing yellow sand, the black shadow gradually vanished beyond the horizon. Yet before the flying sand had fully settled, another black shadow came rushing over. Its even fiercer speed widened the trench left behind by the first shadow by more than twice its original size.
"Damn it, isn't this woman being way too persistent? I'm only a mere Dou Shi. Am I really worth her going to such lengths?" His wings beat rapidly as a familiar figure appeared high in the sky.
He was Xiao Yan. After waiting several days without Xiao Yi Xian arriving, he had come ahead of time to seek the Heavenly Flames, only to stumble upon a beautiful snake woman bathing the moment he reached an oasis.
Now, he was being hunted down...
Hearing the sound of air being torn apart not far behind him, Xiao Yan slightly turned his head and looked at Yue Mei, who was rapidly closing in.
Though they were separated by quite a distance, he could still see the teasing amusement on that bewitching face, like a cat toying with a mouse. He could not help but smile bitterly.
"Medicine Elder..." Xiao Yan glanced down at the black ring on his finger and hurriedly called out in his heart.
His call continued for a while, but he received no response. Knowing