*ziu!*
In the next instant, Ye Tian Yun had already reached Yuan Shuchun and Xiao Ming and was about to slash his sword.
But right at that time -
*clang!*
Peak Master Duan blocked Ye Tian Yun.
"What are you trying to do!" Peak Master Duan shouted.
He was confused by sudden actions from Ye Tian Yun.
"They are our allies! Get a hold of yourself!" He added.
Ye Tian Yun frowned at him and was ready to take out Sword Intent once again, but -
*tap*
*tap*
*tap*
A man slowly walked out in the open.
All three of them turned towards him.
Peak Master Duan frowned, and suddenly, out of instinct, he put his hand in front of Yuan SHuchun, guarding her.
The man was wearing violet robs and had a very different air around him.
Looking at the scene around him and letting out a smile.
"That was an intense one." He said, and then glancing at Ye Tian Yun, he added, "I honestly was surprised with your Sword Intent."
Ye Tian Yun frowned, "Who are you? You look quite familiar."
Indeed the man seemed quite familiar. It was as if they had met, yet Ye Tian Yun couldn't tell who this was.
"We met when I was young." The man replied, "Maybe you would remember that."
Ye Tian Yun's expression eased it a bit, "I don't remember, but if you were watching the whole fight, and you didn't show yourself earlier, clearly you are here for something or someone. What do you want?"
The man smiled, "I want a lot of things, and one of them is here. But before that," He then turned towards Peak Master Duan and said, "Every time you fought, you gave priority to Yuan Shuchun's safety. I must commend your loyalty."
"Your young miss is lucky to have you as a guard."
Peak Master Duan frowned and was ready to defend against any sudden attack.
As if the man had read his mind, he smiled at him, "Duan Ming, you're too worried. I am an ally of yours."
"Ally?" Peak Master Duan frowned, "How do you know my name? And if you were an ally, why didn't you come out and help us earlier?"
The man shrugged, "I didn't care."
"Then why do you call yourself an ally of the Gracious Sword Sect?"
This question made the man laugh, "Ally of Gracious Sword Sect? Oh no, no, I don't care about this sect. I was talking about Yuan Xuming."
As soon as Yuan Shuchun and Peak Master Duan heard this name, their expression turned pale.
Peak Master Duan immediately got a hold of Yuan Shuchun's hand, ready to run away at a moment's notice.
Then he asked, "How do you know him?"
The man thought for a moment and said, "You can say… long ago, we used to be business partners."
"Business partners?" This term made both of them even more alert.
The man shook his head, "Well, you're not the one I am here for, so don't be afraid."
Then turning his head at the confused Ye Tian Yun, he said, "I am here for you, Ye Tian Yun."
'Ye Tian Yun..? Who is that? Isn't he Kai Yang?'
This name confused the two, but for Ye Tian Yun, this was a big shock.
Within a moment, he recovered his composure and replied, "I am Kai Yang. I think you got the wrong person."
The man shook his head, "There's no need to hide anymore, Ye Tian Yun. To think the most talented person under the heavens was hiding in the Lower Heavens, constantly changing identities and even risking his cultivation speed - just for a mere token."
Ye Tian Yun immediately frowned, and before he could have been ignorant, but now it seemed that this man knew all his secrets!
"Who are you?" Ye Tian YUn asked him.
The man let out a sigh, "I thought you would see me and go crazy, but it seems your memory has clouded. It's just been about six to eight months since we last met."
Peak Master Duan suddenly interjected, "How about having this meet and greet after some time? We need to get out of here before someone else comes - we don't want any witnesses!"
The man thought for a moment and said, "Indeed, this is what I was thinking - I don't want any witnesses too. But the thing is, I can't just let you people leave this place. I came here to destroy something very important, and now I will, but today's incident quite entertained me, so I will be quite generous and not start anything unless you leave the city."
Ye Tian Yun glanced at Xiao Ming and said, "Well, Xiao Ming won't be leaving this place."
Ye Tian Yun smirked and moved for an attack.
"No!!" Yuan Shuchun shouted and came in between.
*slash!*
*plop!*
"MISS!!!" Peak Master Duan shouted in despair as he saw Yuan Shuchun's dead body fall on the ground. He was facing the man instead of Ye Tian Yun, and even with this cultivation realm, it all happened so fast that he couldn't even react.
Ye Tian Yun didn't hesitate and went for Xiao Ming.
But suddenly, something weird happened -
He felt himself going backward!
And then, Yuan Shuchun's head began to roll back towards her body.
After a few more backward steps, he saw Yuan Shuchun's head getting attached, and she too went backward, and then she moved to cover Xiao Ming.
Everything was getting undone!
Time was going back!
"This…"
Ye Tian Yun immediately understood what was going on.
Emblem Of Time!
Wang Yao!
He slowly turned his head towards the man, and with a shocked expression, he whispered, "You…."
The man was amused at his reaction, "Indeed, it's me. How have you been?"
"You fucker!" Yellow-Black lightning covered Ye Tian Yun in the next moment, and his Sword Domain spread out!
The man simply shook his head and raised his hand.
*snap!*
With a snap of the finger, everything returned to normal!
Ye Tian Yun's sword intent got suppressed!
"Even when you were at your peak today, I would still need a snap of my finger to defeat you." Wang Yao smiled.