Night hung low, and the lights of Shrek City glittered in the darkness, yet failed to reach this dim little alley. The three walked slowly onward, the clamor around them seeming to fade a little with the night.
Suddenly, an old Restaurant ahead gave a teeth-grating crack in the darkness. A massive section of its Eaves broke off under its own weight and came crashing down from above, trailing dust, straight toward a child below who stood frozen with fright.
"Watch out!"
Yuanen Yehui did not hesitate. In that moment of crisis, she immediately released her fastest second martial soul. In an instant, purple-black wings unfurled behind her, glowing with a faint dark-purple halo, and she became a streak of light as she rushed into danger.
She swept the child into her arms, her black wings folding around him to shield him beneath her. With a deafening crash, chunks of stone struck the ground just ahead of her, sending up a cloud of dust.
"Cough, cough..." Yuanen Yehui steadied herself while shielding the child. Her black wings looked both mysterious and powerful in the darkness, blending into the dim surroundings.
Just then, the blond man, Yue Zhengyu, reached the mouth of the alley with his attendants. He had originally chased after them to salvage his pride. By the moonlight and the spill of the streetlamps, he caught sight of the black wings spread behind Yuanen Yehui, and the sight of her shielding the child was especially offensive to his eyes.
"Hmph, just as I thought!" A flash of fanaticism and anger crossed Yue Zhengyu's eyes. Pointing at Yuanen Yehui, he shouted, **"Releasing those sinister black wings in the dead of night, and you still dare claim you're not an Evil Soul Master? Are you holding that child because you mean