"Ahem!"
"Xiao Yan" coughed, selectively ignoring the Amethyst Winged Lion King's angry words, and turned his placid gaze toward the others present.
He chuckled.
"You certainly know how to pick your moment!"
"Xiao Yan" spoke quietly and showed no sign of anger, yet Queen Medusa and the others felt a chill pierce them to the bone.
It felt as though needles were stabbing their backs!
Stone Desert City!
Seeing Xiao Yan suddenly appear at this critical moment, the entire Desert Iron Mercenary Group erupted in excitement.
Xiao Ding and Xiao Li were equally stunned. Although they could not clearly make out Xiao Yan's expression, the aura he now exuded made him seem like an entirely different person.
Besides, no matter how heaven-defying Xiao Yan was, surely he could not have reached Dou Zong at sixteen?
At that thought, the two turned their gazes toward Xiao Yi Xian.
She and Xiao Yan were close and had traveled together, so perhaps she knew more of the inside story.
Neither brother was an outsider, so Xiao Yi Xian saw no reason to hide it. She said softly, "Xiao Yan is borrowing his teacher's power."
Realization dawned on Xiao Ding and Xiao Li.
Of course!
Little Yanzi had been mysterious since childhood. There was nothing strange about him having a teacher.
But Little Yanzi could actually borrow his teacher's power from afar.
What kind of secret technique was this? It was far too heaven-defying.
Apart from the two brothers, Qing Lin watched Xiao Yan's figure with her little face alight, delight shining in her pale green eyes.
The Little Lion King circled overhead. Seeing that his father was safe, even his roars became cheerful.
Over at the Sand Mercenary Group, however!
When Luo Bu and Mo Xing saw Xiao Yan walking through the air,