Wutan City, the Xiao Clan.
Xiao Yan took the soul ring necklace Xian'er handed him, his hands trembling.
"Thank you, beautiful miss. May I ask what exactly happened to my eldest brother?"
Xian'er sighed. "Blue Eagle said Little Brother Xiao Tian was pursued by a powerful human enemy around the Dou Wang level. To get this ring necklace delivered to the Xiao Clan, Little Brother Xiao Tian jumped off Blue Eagle's back."
"Big Brother!" Xiao Yan clenched his fists. Had an outsider not been present, he would have questioned Yao Lao and given him a thorough tongue-lashing.
"Thank you, beautiful miss. Here are three hundred gold coins. Thank you for bringing the necklace."
Xian'er shook her head. "There's no need. Heaven watches over good people like Little Brother Xiao Tian. Perhaps he isn't dead yet. I'm leaving. Farewell."
Xiao Yan shut himself in his room and roared at Yao Lao's soul form, furiously demanding answers.
Yao Lao remained silent. Knowing the brotherly bond between Xiao Yan and Xiao Tian, he quietly endured the furious tirade.
After a long while, Xiao Yan tired of cursing and sat on the floor. "Yao Lao, who killed Big Brother? This grudge must be avenged!"
Yao Lao was astonished to discover that Xiao Yan's Dou Qi fluctuations had actually reached Five-Star Dou Zhe!
"Xiao Yan, boy, the enemy is very powerful-a Dou Huang expert of the Misty Cloud Sect."
"So what if they're a Dou Emperor!" Xiao Yan clenched his fists, his knuckles cracking as he said furiously, "Even if they're a Dou Di! If I'm willing to have the flesh flayed from my bones, I'll drag them off their horse!"
"Xiao Yan." Yao Lao's expression turned solemn as he gazed at Xiao Yan. "Begin your training journey. I swear I will nurture you into a top expert renowned across the continent! That boy Xiao Tian must be avenged!"
"Yao Lao! I'm ready!" Two flames burned in Xiao Yan's eyes.
In her room, Xun'er sat on the edge of her bed, bored out of her mind, swinging her snow-white calves as she read a book written by a wandering poet.
"Miss, that soul-form expert quietly left the Xiao Clan with Young Master Xiao Yan. Before that, a girl with no Dou Qi brought back the ring necklace that houses the soul-form expert and personally delivered it into Xiao Yan's hands."
"What!" A wisp of golden dragon flame flickered in Xun'er's beautiful eyes.
"How is Brother Tian? Did something happen to him?"
"Miss, to avoid detection, I couldn't hear the specifics, but something may have happened to Young Master Xiao Tian."
Xun'er immediately jumped off the bed, her little face icy. "Go bring the girl who returned the ring necklace before me!"
"Yes, miss."
At that moment, Xian'er sat on Blue Eagle's back as he flew through the clouds, her expression somewhat sorrowful.
"Little Brother Xiao Tian, I'll find out who harmed you! If one day I can control my Woeful Poison Body and become an expert, I'll definitely avenge you!"
Whoosh!
Blue Eagle suddenly shrieked. An arrow shot up from below with the speed of thunder and, with a wet puncture, pierced his body. Feathers scattered, and blood dripped through the sky.
"Blue Eagle!" Xian'er screamed.
Pain filled Blue Eagle's eyes as he struggled to keep flying.
"Ahahaha! As expected of Young Master Jia Lie! Your archery truly has reached divine perfection! But there seems to be someone on that Blue Eagle's back!"
"Oh! It even seems to be a girl! Interesting! Bring this young master a Piercing Edge Arrow! This time, I'll show you the sight of two birds felled with one arrow!"
"Ahahaha! Young Master Jia Lie is mighty!"
Jia Lie Jie's gaze was like a hawk's as he drew Stone Piercer, made from the tendons of a Tier 1 Magical Beast, the Fire Bone Ox, mixed with special materials, into a full moon. The Piercing Edge Arrow was poised to fly. As he predicted Blue Eagle's flight path, his smile gradually grew savage and bloodthirsty.
"Die!"