Threatened by Xun'er: Xia Kong's Version of Thirty Years East of the River, Thirty Years West

Xia Kong was flying toward Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian when he suddenly stopped midflight.

A scorching, overbearing aura, charged with imposing majesty, bore straight toward him from ahead and to the side.

Sensing that he was its target, Xia Kong hovered in midair, his Purple Cloud Wings beating gently as he turned toward the approaching figure.

The newcomer was enveloped in a protective gauze robe woven from golden flames. Its dazzling light slightly warped the surrounding space, making her especially conspicuous against the night. When Xia Kong made out that cool, exquisite face, untouched by worldly dust, he froze for a moment.

Xiao Xun'er.

She floated in midair, racing toward him at a speed even a Dou Shi could scarcely achieve. Golden flames trailed a long tail of light behind her, yet there was not the slightest sign of Dou Qi Wing Transformation.

Xia Kong studied those flames for two seconds and understood. Those golden flames had to be the golden emperor burning heaven flame the Gu Clan had sealed inside her. Her ability to walk on air did not mean she had reached Dou Zong, either; she was using a special secret art of the Gu Clan. No wonder the imperial pressure emanating from her bloodline was so intense that he could sense it clearly from far away.

She was probably among the first people in the city alerted by the flames towering over the Ao Ba Family, and had come to investigate. As Xia Kong considered this, doubts arose. Xiao Xun'er had always been indifferent by nature, caring nothing about anything unrelated to Xiao Yan. Why had she appeared in such a hurry tonight?

He had already slain the Ao Ba Family's two main pillars, and Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian would not encounter any