Huang Xiao soon got a clear look at the people approaching.
A man covered in blood was staggering ahead in flight, with three men pursuing relentlessly behind him. At their speed, they would catch up in moments.
"Hm?" Huang Xiao moved his feet, and his figure was already in front of the fleeing man.
Huang Xiao's sudden appearance clearly startled him, but his injuries were so severe that he could not even take a defensive stance.
For an expert like him, stopping his forward momentum should have been a trivial matter.
Yet his current injuries left him unable to manage even that simple task. He could not stop at all and was about to crash straight into Huang Xiao.
Huang Xiao waved a hand lightly, sending out a gentle force that dissipated the impact and steadied the man.
Huang Xiao had not expected to recognize both the fleeing man and the three pursuing him.
Strictly speaking, he did not know them. He had only seen them once and knew who they were.
The fleeing man belonged to Bishui Palace. Even covered in blood as he was now, Huang Xiao could still recognize him. He had once seen the man from a distance, standing behind Zhangsun Youyue as one of Bishui Palace's experts. Although Huang Xiao did not know his name, he remembered him.
Huang Xiao had also seen the three pursuers before.
He had seen them not long ago; they were among the men accompanying Chao Jue and Lou Feishang.
"Young... Young Master Huang?" The man from Bishui Palace recovered a little and spoke with difficulty.
He had never expected to encounter Huang Xiao just as he was about to give out. He recognized Huang Xiao not only because Huang Xiao had made a great name for himself in the