Chapter 88: The banished Empress

The leader collapsed and coughed out a mouthful of blood. Seeing this, the other five men rushed to help him up.

Nan Xun has not demonstrated his full power yet, the leader thought. He had been through enough fights to tell that this was far from Nan Xun’s limit. They were bound to be defeated if they didn’t cut their losses now.

“This is only the beginning, Nan Xun,” said the leader. He got to his feet with the help of his underlings. They escaped before neither Nan Xun nor Jun Huang could react.

Jun Huang snorted. She took a deep breath with a hand on her chest to focus her mind. “They aren’t that good at fighting, but they sure have mastered the art of fleeing.”

Nan Xun knew that Jun Huang was trying to lighten the mood, but he couldn’t force himself to laugh. He helped Jun Huang get to the two men who had collapsed earlier. Under the masks were two unfamiliar faces. From the veins in their foreheads, it was clear that they were trained in martial arts.

The last thing the leader had said was ominous to...