Chapter 81 Appearance
Nanmen Yu felt the breath of death at this moment and could no longer afford to conceal his strength, bursting forth with all his might in a desperate bid to carve out a path to survival.
Yan Cheng’s footsteps paused just for the blink of an eye, before he continued walking forward undeterred, clearly overestimating his own power without any suspense.
"Hiss—" A sound like a distant smile, or perhaps the whistling of an embroidery needle slicing through the air at high speed, reached Yan Cheng’s ears, followed by a Loyal Warrior of Wen Family collapsing to the ground, just to Yan Cheng’s left.
In the instant Yan Cheng exploded into action, dozens of Loyal Warriors of Wen Family had already realized the imminent danger. The whoosh of blades being drawn rang out as they faced the direction from which the hidden weapon had come.
Several Loyal Warriors of Wen Family immediately surrounded Yan Cheng. When he turned his head, he saw that the two who had been about to kill Nanmen Yu were now lying motionless on the ground.
Yan Cheng was startled, realizing that the enemy had taken lives in utter silence and undoubtedly had taken control of the situation. Sensing he faced a formidable opponent, he drew his weapon and let out a cold command.
"Retreat—"
The Loyal Warriors of Wen Family quickly began to retreat, yet more continued to fall. Only when the troops Yan Cheng had brought with him had pulled back several miles did they discover they had lost half their number and had not even managed to discern the whereabouts of their opponents.
Nanmen Yu stood in place, yet to calm down from the brush with death.
Two figures stood still before Nanmen Yu, both clad in full gray, their faces covered with gray masks that only revealed the gap for their eyes, devoid of any identifying marks.
"Subordinate Tan Zong pays respects to the master—"