Xia Yan remained exceptionally calm in the face of the sudden slash.
He had fought far too many battles to react much to an ambush of this caliber.
In particular, he could clearly sense that the Ninja Blade swinging toward him seemed to carry very little killing intent.
With a slight turn, he easily dodged the slash, then put a little distance between them without immediately retaliating.
He wanted to see exactly what these two were after by picking a fight with him.
"Pretty quick reactions."
Just then, a voice sounded behind Xia Yan, and a figure landed steadily at his back.
The purpose of that position was obvious: to block Xia Yan's retreat.
Another Anbu silently appeared in front of Xia Yan, trapping him completely between them.
The Shinobi standing before Xia Yan was not particularly tall and did not seem very old.
Judging by her figure, she seemed to be a woman, but Shinobi made no distinction between men and women. They were all killing machines.
"Who are you?" The female Anbu in front of Xia Yan stared at him and asked in a muffled voice, "Why did you come here in the middle of the night?"
"I'm looking for someone." Xia Yan considered for a moment, then smiled. "The friend I'm looking for is in the Kaguya Clan up ahead. Speaking of which, what's going on here? Why-"
"Take off your mask."
The female Anbu's tone grew stern as she raised her Ninja Blade and pointed it straight at Xia Yan's chest.
"Don't play games with me. Who exactly are you? I've never seen your mask before. Why are you here?"
"Haven't I already explained?"
Xia Yan sighed softly, his voice remaining even.
"I'm here to look for someone, and wearing a mask is perfectly normal, isn't