Seeking Li Changqing's Help

Only when he could no longer sense Gu Yuena's presence did Yao Chen withdraw his Soul Force and appear before Xiao Yan as an illusory figure. "Little Yan, you can relax. That woman's gone."

Xiao Yan let out a long breath.

Yao Chen asked, "Why did you stop me from making a move just now? Do you know that woman, or was she so beautiful you couldn't bear to attack her?"

Toward the end, Yao Chen slipped back into his shameless old-man act. He knew that couldn't be the reason, but he wanted to tease Xiao Yan anyway.

"Oh, come on, Teacher. You're always joking. Seriously, I've seen that woman before," Xiao Yan said, still shaken.

Yao Chen grew serious at once. Stroking his beard, he said, "Tell me who she is. From what my Soul Force sensed, she was clearly only a Dou Huang, yet you were that frightened of her."

"That day, when Brother Qing fell from the sky, a woman fell with him. She flew off immediately, and she was definitely powerful."

"With her face and that cold expression, as though she looked down on everything, I'm certain the woman who just took the Green Lotus Core Flame was the one who fell alongside Brother Qing."

Hearing Xiao Yan's certainty, Yao Chen's expression turned grave. He was caught between two horns. "So it was her. What do we do now? Even if we can seize the Green Lotus Core Flame, we might end up provoking Li Changqing."

Yao Chen believed Li Changqing and the woman were connected.

Xiao Yan shook his head. "No, I don't think she and Brother Qing are on good terms. She left on her own that day, and Brother Qing didn't go after her. Maybe they fell together by coincidence."

At that, Xiao