Huang Xiao did not know that the man before him had stumbled upon You Lian'er and Zhang Hu after losing his way. He simply thought that since someone had already discovered them, the people of the Jianghu would surely arrive soon. He did not want to get mixed up in any of this, so he had to finish the fight quickly.
After taking a palm strike from Huang Xiao, the man's expression changed slightly. Then he cried out in surprise, "It's you!"
He recognized him. Wasn't this the boy who had injured Bai Tianqi? His heart jolted, not because he feared Huang Xiao, but chiefly because his own cultivation was on par with Bai Tianqi's. Even if he managed to injure this boy, he would probably suffer serious injuries himself.
The most important thing now was not killing this boy, but capturing Zhang Hu. That took precedence over everything else.
He forced Huang Xiao back with a palm strike, then charged toward Zhang Hu.
How could Huang Xiao let him have his way? He hurried after him. However, the man's cultivation was clearly a little higher than Huang Xiao's, so by the time he reached Zhang Hu, Huang Xiao was still several yards away.
If he truly committed himself to fleeing with Zhang Hu, Huang Xiao felt that he could probably only trail behind him. Actually catching up would be rather difficult. His footwork might be ingenious, but his opponent's background was somewhat mysterious too, and their cultivation method in particular seemed to possess mysterious effects.
Anger appeared on Zhang Hu's face, but he was also furious that You Lian'er had sealed his cultivation. Otherwise, how could he have been so helpless? Though this man's cultivation was formidable, if Zhang Hu still had his own, he could at least exchange