Behind the rocks on the other side of the valley entrance.
A male and a female bandit cultivator had also been hiding there without showing themselves. Seeing their "prey's" attention drawn entirely to the rat-whiskered man, they suddenly leaped out and attacked without hesitation.
The man was tall, with cultivation at the qi refining ninth layer. He sent a superior-grade magic artifact hurtling into the attack.
It was a yellow Flying Shuttle, radiating a chilling gleam. It whistled past, becoming a speck of cold light that slashed straight toward Lin Changheng's neck.
The woman was also at the qi refining ninth layer. She flung out a mid-grade Fine Magic Artifact, a Red Ribbon that curled through the air like a venomous scarlet snake. With a few twists, it swept toward Lin Changheng's hands and feet.
She intended to bind him.
Their coordination was practiced, their target clear, and their roles distinct. Clearly, they had honed this through lengthy training or actual combat.
"Whoosh!"
"Swish!"
The attacks came fast and fierce, but Lin Changheng's keen hearing had already caught them. He drove both legs against the horse's back. With a mournful cry, the Azure Flood Dragon Horse was kicked over by the tremendous force.
The entire horse skidded backward across the ground, gouging a long trail through dirt and stone as it slid clear of the battlefield.
Lin Changheng used that same force to launch himself high into the air, temporarily evading the two artifacts' vicious attacks.
"Keep going! He dared jump into the sky-he's a sitting target."
The tall cultivator smiled coldly. He and the woman continued directing their artifacts to attack, without so much as glancing at the Azure Flood Dragon Horse kicked into the distance.
Lin Changheng remained calm. Raising his hand, he activated a superior-grade Golden Bell