Suddenly, the air shuddered violently. A Thunder Halberd blazing with lightning descended from the sky, hurtling toward Hu Lenghui with a thunderous roar.
Dazzling electricity flickered at the Thunder Halberd's tip. Wherever it passed, it tore the air apart, leaving a scorched black trail.
Hu Lenghui's gaze sharpened. She darted aside, relying on her extraordinary agility to evade the deadly strike.
She snorted coldly, her eyes blazing like torches as she scanned the direction from which the Thunder Halberd had come. Wariness stirred within her. Who suddenly attacked at a time like this?
Almost simultaneously, a gale sprang up on the other side, sweeping dust and sand from the ground into an enormous vortex.
Within that vortex, a Wind Arrow formed silently from pure wind power. Carrying a bone-piercing chill and the howl of the wind, it shot toward Murong Zhe.
The Wind Arrow moved with incredible speed, aimed straight at Murong Zhe.
Murong Zhe reacted just as swiftly. Sensing the threat, he twisted sideways and waved a hand, summoning a Netherworld Shield to block the chilling Wind Arrow.
The Netherworld Shield and Wind Arrow collided with a crisp crack. The shield dissipated, while the arrow was likewise dissolved into nothingness.
"Who dares attack from the shadows?" Murong Zhe roared.
Murong Zhe looked toward the source of the Wind Arrow and saw a tall, lean figure standing a short distance away, watching him coldly with eyes like ice.
The man held a Windwalker Bow, its body glowing faintly. Clearly, the Wind Arrow had come from that bow.
"The Windwalker Bow? You Dongshan?" Murong Zhe's brows knitted tightly as he called out in a low voice.
He recognized the man. You Dongshan was an accomplished archer with quite a reputation in Chang'an City.
You Dongshan put away the Windwalker Bow, a