"Who are you, and why have you come to the Dao Sect's residence?"
"This one is Xiao Qingxue. Pleased to meet you!"
The woman drifted down lightly and landed atop the city wall. She opened her right hand, revealing a small jade-green bottle spinning rapidly as its aura locked firmly onto Jiang Yan, relaxed on the surface but tense beneath.
"This person..."
Xiao Qingxue spread out her divine soul, her expression growing solemn.
The man before her had an aura as vast and unfathomable as the sea, leaving her deeply shaken.
Rumble!
Spurt!
As they stared at one another, thunder seemed to crash down and flames to sweep across the eight directions. They had merely tested each other.
Clack!
Xiao Qingxue said nothing as she slowly took a step back, crushing the stone tiles beneath her foot. The dark-green bottle in her hand suddenly spun faster.
"I'm probably no match for this person."
Even Xiao Qingxue found the thought unbelievable.
As the Dao Sect's current senior sister, she had believed herself invincible below the Jie Realm. She hadn't expected to encounter an exception today.
Dao Sect?
The residence?
Jiang Yan blinked as he looked at the unfamiliar yet familiar city in Nanyan Prefecture and smiled.
"You needn't be so tense. I'm a local of Nanyan Prefecture. I've only returned home today."
A local?
Xiao Qingxue was puzzled. Faces of hidden martial artists from Nanyan Prefecture flashed through her mind. After more than ten breaths, she shook her head.
She was certain she didn't know this unfamiliar powerhouse.
"A powerhouse of this level couldn't have been an unknown before, even if he'd spent years in seclusion. Just who is he?"
Turning these thoughts over in her mind, Xiao Qingxue smiled freely.
"Since you've returned home, I naturally have no reason to