With the appearance of the three Alliance Guards, Huang Xiao naturally stopped attacking, and the man opposite him stopped as well.
Clashing with the Alliance Guards now would be extremely unwise. Openly breaking the rules here meant challenging the entire Jianghu and the Imperial Court.
Only then did Huang Xiao size up the newcomer. The man looked quite old, at least seventy or eighty, with graying hair but an exceedingly ruddy complexion.
Seventy or eighty was old relative to Huang Xiao. In the Martial World, that age really was not considered old.
A long, slender saber hung at the old man's waist. It was half as wide as an ordinary saber, its blade only slightly broader than a sword's. Were it not for the shape of the scabbard, one could have mistaken it for a sword.
Interesting. Although Huang Xiao did not know this old man, the man had rushed over as soon as Lang Tao cried out for his master to save him. His identity was clear enough.
Lang Tao's Water-Cutting Saber was twice as wide as an ordinary saber, yet his master's saber was half as wide. Huang Xiao found that rather novel, given the stark contrast.
Still, Huang Xiao now learned a little more about the old man, as the words of the Jianghu people below reached his ears.
"Redfire Saber Qi Yi, twenty-fifth on the Dragon Rankings."
Huang Xiao had naturally heard that name. He knew the names of all fifty people on the Dragon Rankings, but had never met any of them in person.
Today, he had finally met one-a master stepping forward for his disciple, at that. Unfortunately, Huang Xiao would not let him rescue Lang Tao so easily.
That was what had led to Huang Xiao blocking him just now.
"Aah!" Another scream