"Who?!" Xiao Hua let out a feigned roar, releasing his pressure. The two waves of pressure collided, and with a series of crackling blasts, ripples spread through the nearby void. Xiao Hua then urged his mana again and steadied the flying boat.
With Xiao Hua's pressure holding the other side back, Gen Qing and Xun Shu barely managed to stand. Looking toward the high sky, they saw another flying boat there, with more than a dozen people standing upon it. At the forefront were a man and a woman, both early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators. The male cultivator appeared middle-aged, clad in battle armor and holding a spear-shaped magical artifact. The female cultivator was only around twenty, beautiful as a flower. Her large, watery eyes were fixed on Xiao Hua and Gen Qing, her face showing both surprise and disdain.
Wasn't this female cultivator Chen Yi of Burial Flower Villa?
"You... you..." At the sight of Chen Yi, Gen Qing was so furious his anger surged to his throat. He raised a hand and pointed at her. "Chen Yi, what are you trying to do? I told you long ago that I never wanted to see you again in this lifetime!"
Chen Yi gave Gen Qing a bland glance. "Gen Qing, what happened in the past is already past. There is no need to bring it up again! To tell the truth, I never expected to encounter you here today either. But since we have met, we might as well settle all the grudges between us here!"
"Us? It seems this 'us' includes this Xiao as well?" Xiao Hua looked at Chen Yi and said coldly, "What grudge do you have with this Xiao that needs settling?"
"Haha..." Chen Yi laughed loudly and withdrew her early-stage Nascent Soul pressure. Her appearance,