Li Xiaoyao looked at her in surprise. "You felt it too?"
"Mhm," Nangong Ling'er replied, a serious expression floating across her pretty face as she nodded slightly.
It was a kind of intuition, a very mysterious intuition, indescribable in words.
Only those who had personally experienced it could understand that profound and indistinct feeling that was inexplicable yet surely existed.
Li Xiaoyao turned to the Xuan Sect disciples and said, "Stay alert and watch your surroundings."
Although the disciples didn't understand why Li Xiaoyao would suddenly say this, they believed that if he said it, there must be a reason.
They imdiately heightened their alertness, lightening their footsteps while moving to avoid making too much noise.
In this tense atmosphere, aside from the occasional rustle of leaves in the wind and the faint sounds of their footsteps, there were no other noises.
This scene seed slightly eerie, and the unease in Li Xiaoyao's heart grew stronger until it was about to reach its peak. At that mont, a group of people wielding knives and swords suddenly sprang out from the previously quiet surroundings.
The Xuan Sect disciples were startled and quickly gathered around Li Xiaoyao, with Nangong Ling'er also moving closer to him.
Li Xiaoyao scanned the group, noting that these faces were unfamiliar; he had never seen them before.
"It's Hehuan Sect." Nangong Ling'er's voice contained a trace of surprise.
"Hehuan Sect?" Li Xiaoyao raised an eyebrow and sneered inwardly.
Indeed, Hehuan Sect harbored animosity against him. Hadn't it been said that after he killed two disciples of the Shenjian Sect, the Shenjian Sect and Hehuan Sect vowed to slay him in the Human Realm?
What puzzled Li Xiaoyao was when these people had discovered him.
With his perception, it would be difficult for soone to spot him without his notice. Could there be a ntalist among their number?
Lin Xiao and a dozen of his kinsn slowly encircled them from outside in. Lin Xiao held his left hand down slightly and grasped a longsword in his right, his cold face breaking into a sneer as he said, "Li Xiaoyao, today, if you want to leave, leave your life behind!"
With his hands behind his back, Li Xiaoyao suddenly looked up and laughed loudly.
Lin Xiao's face shifted slightly, and he demanded, "What are you laughing at?"
Li Xiaoyao shook his head and said, "I'm laughing at your ignorance of your own limits. You dare act recklessly in front of . It's simply seeking death!"
"Arrogance!"
Lin Xiao, provoked by his audacious words, held up his longsword. "A re Xuan Sect dares to boast. Today, I will let you see just how vast the difference is between the One Hundred and Eight Schools and the Eight Great Sects of Xuan Country."
"Stop!"
Nangong Ling'er stepped forward with tiny steps, spreading her arms in front of Li Xiaoyao. "Lin Xiao, to kill him is to make an enemy of the Nangong Family!"
"Nangong Ling'er?" Lin Xiao realized only then that the woman by Li Xiaoyao's side was actually Nangong Ling'er, the young miss of the Nangong Family.
Lin Xiao's face changed slightly. He had heard that Nangong Ling'er was an extrely rare talent of the younger generation in the Nangong Family, with rumors that her cultivation level ranked second in the family.
In all his calculations, he had overlooked Nangong Ling'er.
"Tat tat tat..."
The sound of footsteps hitting the ground echoed from not too far away, and in just a dozen seconds, the footsteps drew nearer until they arrived at their location.
Lin Xiao initially thought it was the Long Family or the Luo Family arriving. But when he saw the faces of these newcors, his heart skipped a beat, and he inwardly cursed his luck.
"Ling'er." The group of about a dozen people approached, and the handso man leading them suddenly called out.
Nangong Ling'er followed the voice and imdiately her face lit up with joy.
"Brother."
The arrivals were mbers of the Nangong Family from Xuan Country, and the handso man was none other than Nangong Ling'er's own elder brother, Nangong Xuan, who was also the strongest of the Nangong Family's younger generation.
Glancing at Lin Xiao, his face filled with a stern killing intent, Nangong Xuan's voice brimd undisguised with murderousness, "Are you trying to bully my sister?"
Lin Xiao's mouth twitched slightly as he responded with a cold harrumph, "I certainly don't make a habit of hitting won. Take your sister and leave imdiately; don't stick your nose into other people's business."
Lin Xiao had clashed with Nangong Xuan before, but he hadn't co out on top, so in terms of strength, he was not Nangong Xuan's match.
"Sticking my nose into other people's business?" Even though Nangong Xuan had just arrived, a glance was all he needed to guess what had happened.
His gaze swept over Li Xiaoyao's face, then focused back on his sister, he asked, "What happened?"
Nangong Ling'er imdiately said, "The people from Hehuan Sect set up an ambush here. We had just arrived when they surrounded us."
Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao imdiately said, "Nangong Xuan, this is a grudge between Xuan Sect and Hehuan Sect."
Nangong Xuan frowned slightly. He didn't like to ddle in other people's affairs, and given that the other party was rely minor Xuan Sect, it wasn't worth offending Hehuan Sect over such a small sect.
"Since it's your grudge, then naturally I will not interfere. Ling'er, let's go." Now was only the second day in the Human Realm, if things got this complicated now, how could they last through the next eight days?
But he had clearly underestimated Li Xiaoyao's importance in Nangong Ling'er's heart.
"Brother, you go ahead, I won't leave. I want to stay and accompany Mr. Li," Nangong Ling'er said stubbornly.
"What?" Nangong Xuan raised his eyebrows, giving Li Xiaoyao a weird look, he asked, "You've only known him for a day; why are you defending him so fiercely? Did this kid do sothing to you?"
"Brother, what are you talking about!" Nangong Ling'er stomped her foot in annoyance and said, "Mr. Li saved . If it weren't for him, I would have been bullied by the Liu Family from Xikang long ago."
"The Liu Family from Xikang?" Nangong Xuan was taken aback and then his expression darkened; his five fingers clenched, making a cracking noise, "The insignificant Liu Family has dared to be disrespectful to my sister; they're seeking death!"
"Brother, Mr. Li saved , and I owe him a debt of gratitude. Now that Mr. Li has encountered trouble, how can I just stand by and watch?"
Nangong Xuan pondered for a few seconds. Lin Xiao, watching anxiously at the side, said, "Nangong Xuan, are you really going to ddle in this matter?"
"Hmph!" Nangong Xuan looked at him and said, "This is my sister's life-saver. I'm vouching for him!"
Lin Xiao's expression darkened. Dealing with a single Li Xiaoyao was troubleso enough, but not an insurmountable problem.
But now, the Nangong Family was involved.
"Nangong Xuan, are you really going to get involved in this?"
Nangong Xuan brandished his longsword and said, "I've said it; I vouch for this man! If you want to kill him, you'll be making an enemy of the Nangong Family."
The hearts of the nine disciples of Xuan Sect, already heavy with trepidation.
They had planned to hunt demon beasts together, but had not anticipated that within a re day, they would encounter so many troubles. Now they were being targeted by Hehuan Sect from the Eight Great Sects of Xuan Country, and there were even threats to kill Li Xiaoyao.
This truly was an unforeseen calamity.
Fortunately, the intervention of the Nangong Family from the Eight Great Sects of Xuan Country brought balance to their predicant, creating an even matchup of forces.
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