"Watch out!" Xiao Yan grabbed Ye Lingyu and dove to the side. A moment later, several powerful blasts of energy tore through the roof above their heads and struck the spot where they had been standing. With no time to inspect the damage to the shop, Ye Lingyu hurriedly looked up. Several black-clad figures hovered in the sky, beating their Dou Qi Wings. That meant these attackers were at least Dou Wang experts!
"These guys... are all Dou Emperors." Xiao Yan accurately identified their strength. He slowly drew a breath, doing his best to put on a grave expression as he shielded Ye Lingyu behind him. "This is going to be troublesome..."
"Miss Ye, please come with us." The black-clad leader looked at Ye Lingyu, who was hiding behind Xiao Yan, and spoke slowly.
"These people... are after me?" Ye Lingyu immediately came to her senses. As the young lady of the Ye Family, she naturally had no shortage of people who wanted to kidnap her. Her personal guards had dealt with all the previous attempts, but this time, her guards had not appeared. Presumably, these Dou Emperors had already disposed of them in secret. After all, her guards were only Dou Lings at best, nowhere near a match for a Dou Emperor.
"Your Ye Family estate isn't far from here, is it?" Xiao Yan turned his head and asked. In truth, he had already investigated it earlier. The Ye Family estate was less than ten li from their herb shop, a distance neither particularly near nor far. If someone went to deliver a message, reinforcements should arrive quickly.
"Yes." Ye Lingyu nodded.
"Then go get help. I'll hold them off." Xiao Yan turned back and fixed his eyes on the people before him.
"How can I do that? If