"I hadn't even put any strength into it, and you were already down."
Xiao Yan had not even truly struck. He had merely gathered his Dou Qi and released a shock wave in all directions, yet even with his power restrained, he had sent all four men flying.
He could not help marveling at the power of the Dou Ling realm. Just over a year ago, he had still been a Dou Shi. Now, he had left his former self far behind.
Fortunately for them, he had sensed no genuine killing intent from the four. Otherwise, merely knocking them unconscious would not have been the end of it.
Xiao Yan walked out of the inn and spotted Lin Fei and Xue Mei hiding around the street corner at a glance.
While the two girls were still staring in shock at the four Dou Shi lying on the ground, Xiao Yan silently appeared behind them.
"Say, what are you two looking at?"
Xiao Yan's sudden voice made both girls shudder instinctively.
Lin Fei instantly sprang several meters away, staring at Xiao Yan like a kitten with its fur standing on end.
"It's you! When did you get here?!"
Lin Fei's heart raced. Instinctively, she drew a weapon and held it in front of herself. It was a specially made silver dagger that temporarily halted the circulation of Dou Qi in anyone it pierced, leaving them unable to fight.
But she was only a Six- or Seven-Star Dou Zhe, and to Xiao Yan, the dagger in her hand was nothing more than a toy.
"I get it now. You brought those four here, didn't you? You really are a petty woman. All I did was knock you onto your backside, and you brought four men to make trouble for me. Unfortunately, they