Just as Yuan Xi had appeared like a ghost in the ruined Uniting Dao City, she now materialized beside Lu Ye like a ghost once more.
Not only had Lu Ye failed to notice her, even the old man had sensed nothing beforehand.
But the instant he saw Yuan Xi, the old man's expression changed drastically.
He had never personally experienced how strong Yuan Xi was, but he had witnessed her alone contending with the entire Flowing Light Uniting Dao City. He knew perfectly well that he was no match for her.
Why was she here?
Hadn't the City Lord taken the Uniting Dao City to hunt her down?
He had no time to think. In an instant, the old man recalled his Dao Soldier and fled into the distance without looking back.
Since he knew he was no match, naturally he had to run for his life.
"Wait here for me," Yuan Xi instructed. With a flicker, she chased after him.
Both Uniting Dao cultivators were incredibly fast, vanishing from Lu Ye's sight in the blink of an eye.
Having narrowly escaped disaster, Lu Ye let out a soft breath. Looking in the direction Yuan Xi had gone, he frowned slightly.
Like that old man, he also wanted to know why Yuan Xi had appeared here.
He had thought Yuan Xi merely regarded him as a Chess Piece she could discard at will, that she had brought him here only to draw the enemy's attention. Who could have imagined that, at such a critical moment, Yuan Xi would charge out to save him?
Seen this way, there was nothing to fault in Yuan Xi's act of diverting disaster eastward. Yet she seemingly had not intended to abandon him. After shaking off her pursuers, she had immediately come looking for