"Who is he?"
Wang Dong'er and Vina could not help asking.
Qin Xiao's cryptic manner was downright frightening.
Qin Xiao withdrew his gaze and looked at the two of them with a complicated expression. "You'll find out in a moment."
"Why?"
Vina was even more puzzled.
Wang Dong'er, on the other hand, asked no more questions.
She did not know why.
A sudden sense of dread had stirred in her heart.
It was as though... someone familiar was in the direction Qin Xiao had been looking.
But who could it be?
She was utterly bewildered.
At the same time, Qin Xiao's words filled her heart with anticipation.
Meanwhile.
Outside Mingdu.
Tai Tan could vaguely make out dozens of Soul Cannons atop the city wall, all aimed at him.
Someone was also hovering above the wall, looking down at him from on high.
Despite the considerable distance, Tai Tan still recognized him.
Kong Deming.
The current Dean of the Soul Engineer Academy.
A Titled Douluo and a Level 9 Soul Engineer.
Given enough distance, he could put up a fight even against a Level 98 Titled Douluo.
"Damn it!"
Tai Tan cursed under his breath.
Things had turned out just beautifully.
Everything had truly gone according to the worst-case scenario.
"Tang San, what are you doing?"
"If you don't get here soon, it'll be too late. All you'll be able to do is collect my corpse."
Tai Tan stared at the Light Gate before him, unable to stop himself from complaining.
He could only hope Tang San would appear in time, descending like a divine warrior from the heavens.
"Panicking like this, without a trace of the dignity befitting the Clear Sky Sect's Second Sect Master. What kind of behavior is that?"
Just then, a scolding voice rang out.
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