Hearing the familiar voice behind him, Lin Yan turned his head slightly and saw Xiao Yan's trademark smile.
A flicker of excitement appeared on Lin Yan's face, and he asked in surprise, "You... what are you doing here?"
Then Lin Yan looked behind Xiao Yan and asked, "Just you?"
Xiao Yan shook his head and gestured with his mouth toward the distant spectator stands. Lin Yan spotted Xiao Fan and Zi Yan there at once, excitement spreading across his face.
"Well, I'll be damned. You even brought that Brute Force King along..."
Xiao Yan had intervened only after receiving Xiao Fan's approval. His Senior Brother had just told him that no matter what trouble he stirred up at this assembly, he could keep him safe...
Xiao Yan's sudden intervention startled everyone. They could all see that he had rushed out of the stands and rescued Lin Yan from Wang Chen with thunderous decisiveness. The Wind Lightning Pavilion disciples stationed around the plaza had not reacted in time, but now they all closed in, wings sprouting from their backs as they surrounded the group and stared coldly at Xiao Yan.
"Boy, who are you? Why are you disrupting the Four Pavilions Assembly?"
Faced with the Wind Lightning Pavilion disciples' demands, Xiao Yan remained calm. Shielding Lin Yan behind him, he declared, "The Four Pavilions Assembly has long had a rule: once someone concedes, no further attacks are allowed. But after my friend conceded, Wang Chen ignored that rule and attacked again and again, every strike aimed to kill. As I see it, Wang Chen is the one breaking the Wind Lightning Pavilion's rules! Why are you questioning me instead of him?"
The Wind Lightning Pavilion disciples found themselves in a difficult position. They exchanged glances, unsure how to proceed.
After all,