Night fell on Xia City with scarcely a shadow, its prosperity showing through the well-lit streets.

In the south of a city, one dingy alley was the exception. Through its length, a black shadow flitted past, quick and agile as a monkey on the rooftops.

Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e walked into the alley, Lei Zhang at their back.

They paused before a courtyard, where the elite guards of House Luolan lay in ambush.

"Young Lord, Young Mistress, Pei Hao is just ahead," Lei Zhang whispered, his eyes peering forth with wariness.

Li Luo turned to Jiang Qing'e. "How do we do this?"

Pei Hao was an Earth Fiend in...