In Tianhuang City, Liu Qing and Lin Yan stood atop the city wall, watching Xiao Fan and his two companions recede into the distance, satisfied smiles on their faces as they shared in their glory.
"The gap between us really is getting wider and wider..."
Feeling how far Xiao Fan and the others had pulled ahead, Liu Qing and Lin Yan could not help looking a little helpless. Remembering what had happened on Thunder Mountain, they knew they owed Xiao Fan and his companions a great deal. Otherwise, they would already have died at the hands of the Yellow Springs Pavilion...
"But even now, their personalities haven't changed at all!"
Liu Qing nodded and smiled at Lin Yan beside him. "Speaking of which, when Xiao Fan was sealed beneath the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower, Xiao Yan kept picking fights with the Black Alliance. Once, he fell into their trap, and it was thanks to me arriving in time that he got out! When those two become famous across the continent someday, won't that make a great story to tell?"
Liu Qing seemed to genuinely picture that scene, a smile on his face as he spoke to Lin Yan.
At his words, Lin Yan gave him a disdainful look and punched him before saying, "Oh, give it a rest. If the First Elder and the others hadn't come to the rescue in time, you would've gone down with him. And you still have the nerve to brag?"
"Hahahaha..."
Amid their soft laughter, Liu Qing and Lin Yan disappeared from the spot.
Considering the enmity between the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan and Xiao Fan's group, Lin Yan had not gone with them. He also planned to stay with the Liu Family and cultivate for a while first...
Though Xiao Fan and