Long Feng had never expected someone else to ambush him. The finger force startled him, and he had no choice but to abandon his attempt to kill Huang Xiao. Twisting in midair, he landed back on the pier.
Seizing this moment, Huang Xiao gained a brief respite. His body had already landed on the sea, but he forcibly gathered a thread of internal power and, stepping on the water, bounded several times before boarding Zhao Yunhui's small boat.
Only then did he turn toward a small boat cutting through the waves not far from him. Someone stood at its bow.
That person leaped up, treading through empty air before landing on Huang Xiao and Zhao Yunhui's boat.
Zhao Yunhui did not know which faction this person belonged to, and she hurried to Huang Xiao's side.
As Huang Xiao looked at the old man before him, surprise and delight appeared on his face, along with confusion.
"Constable Huang, do you know him?" Noticing the change in Huang Xiao's expression, Zhao Yunhui could not help asking quietly.
Huang Xiao nodded, then cupped his hands toward the newcomer. "Your junior Huang Xiao pays his respects, Senior Jiang."
He had never expected the newcomer to be Senior Jiang Ying, whom he knew. Yet Jiang Ying's current aura astonished him. Compared with a few months ago, the difference in his strength was like heaven and earth.
"No need to be surprised. I encountered some opportunities over the past few months and made a small breakthrough." With a slight shift of his feet, Jiang Ying unobtrusively moved out of the way of Huang Xiao's salute, then smiled.
So that was it, Huang Xiao thought. No wonder he found Jiang Ying's strength unfathomable now. He had only been low peak before, but now he possessed at least