The sword Qi's might and prestige in the dark night had long since startled Dan Cliff up and down.
Perhaps many people hoped Yu Ci would die, yet they absolutely did not dare let him die on Dan Cliff, nor die in Juebi City.
The isolated courtyard had just been blasted to collapse by sword Qi, and the overt and covert informants around had already transmitted the information out. Meanwhile, the moment Yu Ci's Pure Yang Talisman Sword stabbed into the throat of the newcomer, more than ten people from Bai Ri Mansion who had rushed over upon hearing the news were already at the edge. Stunned and speechless, these people looked at the scene before them.
Li You, who had hurried over, just called out Xie Yan's name before he too froze. Because he was uneasy about Yu Ci's safety in Bai Ri Mansion, he had stayed an extra night, preparing to set off to return to the sect after Yu Ci and Xie Yan formally met. Who could have known that being startled awake in the middle of the night would reveal only this kind of spectacle?
Fortunately, Li You finally had some understanding of his elder's temperament. After the shock, he laughed, "Senior Brother Xie, what play are you and Junior Brother Yu putting on here!"
It truly was Xie Yan!
This Immortal, whom both Daoist Yu Zhou and Li You described as extremely withdrawn, indeed truly had a bit of that flavor to him. His cheekbones were quite high, making his face appear thin, and his lips were always pursed, quite stern. What left a deep impression was that this person's eyes were the color of water, the pupils nearly transparent, like a fake eye crafted from glazed glass, or like being covered by a layer