Flying Owl and Snow Eagle let out warning cries at the same time, their voices shaking Cloud Peak. The giant black eagle hesitated in the air, apparently wary of Flying Owl. Hu Xiaotian had Xia Changming restrain Flying Owl and Snow Eagle, and only then did the black eagle slowly descend. A man in blue rode on its back. Hu Xiaotian had seen him before in the Yong Capital, but back then he had worn the Golden Mask. Now he appeared before him with his face uncovered. Tall and elegant, he was strikingly handsome as well. Without so much as a glance at anyone else, he walked straight up to Xi Yan and said softly, "Junior sister, Master sent me to bring you back."
Xi Yan nodded, her beautiful eyes turning toward Hu Xiaotian with unmistakable reluctance to leave.
Hu Xiaotian mused, Xi Yan's master must be the leader of the Five Immortals Cult, and this young man in blue must be her senior brother. For Xi Yan's sake, he treated the Man in Blue with considerable courtesy, cupping his hands. "I am Hu Xiaotian. May I ask your name?"
The Man in Blue gave him a cold glance, his expression arrogant and aloof. He ignored Hu Xiaotian's friendly overture entirely and said quietly, "Junior sister, we should hurry."
Hu Xiaotian said, "She's injured!"
The Man in Blue said, "If you don't want to get her killed, stop talking."
Unable to stomach such rudeness, Zhan Peng snapped, "You have no manners at all!"
Hu Xiaotian reached out to stop Zhan Peng. There was no need for a pointless quarrel at a time like this.
Xi Yan sighed. "Senior brother, wait over there. I have a few things to say to Young Master Hu in private."
The Man in Blue nodded,