Liu Xin felt excruciating pain from the backlash in his body, as if countless needles were piercing through his flesh, causing him to groan involuntarily.

However, amidst this pain, he suddenly gave a bitter laugh.

"cough......"

"So...so I couldn't even see through a mere kid."

Thinking of this, Liu Xin couldn't help but laugh at himself helplessly:

'With a strong person like Li Yu around, why would I insist on doing it myself? I brought this on myself.'

However, he also gained a deep understanding of Li Yu's strength. Li Yu's power far exceeded his imagination and perfectly met the needs of the Thunder Bureau.

at the same time.

The young man, realizing he was too late, looked dejected and slowly descended from the sky on his sword.

Li Yu glanced over coldly. He knew very well that it was this person who had just released the sword energy, trying to save someone from his arrow.

Li Yu assumed that the person riding the sword was Park Dong-hoon's reinforcement, and he had already aimed his crossbow at the other party.

A cold, gleaming light flashed across the crossbow bolt.

"Wait a minute!"

Sun Chengyu, standing beside him, cried out. His eyes widened instantly, and he hurriedly flapped his wings and rushed forward to stop Li Yu.

"Li Yu, he's one of us, you can't do this!"

Sun Chengyu's voice was filled with anxiety and fear, afraid that Li Yu might act impulsively and accidentally kill one of his own men, causing further complications to this already volatile mission.

"One of our own?" Li Yu turned around in confusion.

Sun Chengyu quickly stepped forward, bowed to the young man, and said:

"Young Master, what brings you here?"

Li Yu's expression changed slightly after hearing this address.

It wasn't that he had heard of the other party's name, but ever since he met that foul-mouthed Young Master Ao, he had no fondness for the title of "Young Master".

Du Xiayue and her group, who were not far away, helped the injured and exhausted Liu Xin walk over.

Upon approaching, they all immediately greeted the young man who had arrived on his sword.

First, the two people beside Du Xiayue stepped forward and bowed politely:

"Young Master."

"Young Master."

Even the severely injured Liu Xin endured the excruciating pain, stood firm, and nodded slightly to the young man to indicate that he was alright.

After all, this man is the son of Lei Zhanyong, the director of the Thunder Bureau, and also the disciple of the renowned Golden Sky Sword Immortal. Liu Xin knew the implications of this, so he dared not put on any airs of a teacher.

Only Du Xiayue, who was about the same age as him, acted as if she knew him well and addressed him by his name right away:

"Lei Xiao, didn't you go to learn swordsmanship with that old man? What are you doing here?"

Upon hearing Du Xiayue's question, Lei Xiao finally snapped out of his momentary daze, realizing he had been a step too slow in intercepting her.

Lei Xiao nodded slightly, but did not answer Du Xiayue's question. Instead, he looked intently at Li Yu, who had just shot the arrow.

Li Yu was incredibly strong, holding an elemental crossbow in his hand, and riding a powerful black horse with imposing presence.

Judging from the energy fluctuations emanating from Li Yu, he is only a fifth-tier awakened being.

However, he had never heard of a weapon that could take on an elemental form before, and a sense of curiosity arose in his heart.

The two stared at each other, motionless for a long time, as if an invisible tension was spreading in the air.

Sun Chengyu was still a little worried that there might be a misunderstanding between the two, so just in case, he pointed to Li Yu and took the initiative to introduce her to Lei Xiao:

"This is Li Yu, a hero from Zhongzhou. The director personally ordered that he must be invited."

Upon hearing this, Lei Xiao continued to observe Li Yu in front of him without making a sound.

Li Yu's aura was calm and his strength was ordinary, making him no different from ordinary awakened individuals.

"This is unbelievable," Lei Xiao thought to himself in astonishment.

Just before landing, he could clearly feel a strong aura of death, an aura exactly the same as the death aura within his master's sword formation's death domain, which was terrifying.

The intense sense of threat dissipated only after Li Yu moved the arrowhead away from him.

Lei Xiao was certain that this Li Yu was definitely not as ordinary as he appeared; he was definitely the kind of person his master had described who liked to play dumb to take advantage of others.

Li Yu deliberately suppressed his own strength, making others think he was only a fifth-tier awakener, deceiving them with his appearance, and then unleashing his full power at the moment of battle to deliver a fatal blow to the enemy, making him impossible to defend against.

Recalling the rumors about Li Yu instantly killing various powerful figures, Lei Xiao nodded to himself:

'Absolutely right, you can fool others, but you can't fool me!'

Lei Xiao was obsessed with listening to storytelling for a period of time.

After hearing about Li Yu's heroic deeds, he even went to the Thunder Bureau to retrieve the relevant information and investigate.

However, he could not find any records about Li Yu before he entered Zhongzhou.

Some people say that Li Yu was born into a humble family and was a vagrant, but he absolutely does not believe it.

Lei Xiao chuckled inwardly: 'Are you kidding me? A refugee fighting his way into the Central Plains, invincible? That's utterly absurd.'

At that moment, Li Yu, on the other side, was also observing Lei Xiao, who was floating on the sword.

"What kind of superpower is this?" Li Yu looked at the sword at Lei Xiao's feet.

If the opponent can fly on a sword, then can he also fly on an arrow?

A thought struck Li Yu, and the more she thought about it, the more convinced she felt it could work.

If there hadn't been someone watching, he would have tried it immediately.

Looking up again, Lei Xiao, who was opposite them, was not only young, but also exuded a unique temperament and gave people a clear feeling.

That's right, it's crystal clear.

Li Yu was certain that he had never seen such clear eyes in his life, like a pristine, unpolluted source of water, pure and bright.

Moreover, there seemed to be a hint of... confidence in Lei Xiao's clear eyes?

Li Yu couldn't help but purse her lips.

If it weren't for the fact that the other party genuinely possessed a powerful sword intent, Li Yu would have doubted where his confidence came from.

After staring at each other for a moment, to everyone's surprise, Lei Xiao actually took the initiative to greet Li Yu:

"Nice to meet you. You must be Li Yu? I've heard about your deeds."

Lei Xiao's voice was clear and bright, carrying a unique vigor that was unlike anyone Li Yu had ever met.

When talking about his deeds, Lei Xiao suddenly paused and glanced at the corpse of Park Dong-hoon, who had already died in the distance.

With his abilities, he couldn't even save a single person.

A complex look flashed in Lei Xiao's eyes. He sighed and continued:

"Having met you today, I can see your extraordinary strength. I couldn't even stop that arrow just now. You truly deserve the title of God of Arrows."

Lei Xiao spoke in a very strange tone, as if he was not convinced.

Although Li Yu's arrow was extremely fast, if he had arrived earlier and been closer, he would have been confident that he could have blocked it with his swordsmanship.

Upon hearing this, the people around them looked on nervously, worried that the two might get into a fight.

The atmosphere instantly became somewhat awkward.