The footsteps came at incredible speed. The instant he heard them, they were already behind him. It seemed the person had not meant to collide with him, but had been driven into a blind panic by someone chasing from behind, fleeing without regard for direction...
He spun around and lightly swept a hand backward!
Smack!
A force of primal chaos rolled backward. With a slight tug from him, the person charging forward was sent tumbling heavily to the ground.
"Nice!"
Nie Yun had not revealed his cultivation with that move; it had relied entirely on ingenious force, transforming the impact of the collision into rotational force. From that move alone, even without displaying his strength, it was clear that this youth's control over power had reached a realm of miraculous mastery.
"You little thief, daring to steal Miss's things! You're courting death!"
A young man strode up to the fallen figure in two steps and smashed a fist into him, drawing blood.
"Enough. Let him go. Nothing was lost anyway!"
A sweet voice rang out, and a girl of seventeen or eighteen walked over.
The girl looked exceptionally delicate and refined. Two dimples adorned her face, and her beautiful black hair cascaded over her shoulders, dancing in the breeze. Everyone around her stared without blinking.
In Demon Country, ordinary girls were all broad and brawny, with savage faces. Gentle, beautiful girls like this were almost never seen. Even Nie Yun found it somewhat strange.
"Miss told you to leave, so hurry up and get lost!"
The young man did not dare disobey. He released the large hand pinning the fallen man down.
"Many thanks for Miss's magnanimity..."
The fallen man hurriedly scrambled to his feet. Without even wiping the blood from his face, he turned and fled.
Only then did