Xi Fang crouched in the shadows of Blood Prison's upper level, watching the spectacular clash between Bai Lei and Tian Bao. Purple lightning crackled through the air as Bai Lei wielded the True Thunder Kylin blade with devastating precision. Yet Tian Bao matched each strike with corrupted White Crane techniques that seemed to always regenerating dark qi by the moment.
The sight stirred something in Xi Fang's chest - pride at witnessing such mastery, mixed with the weight of what she must do. Her fingers traced the familiar patterns of her qi circulation as she prepared the technique Lady Cai Hong had taught her.
"I'm sorry, Bai Lei," Xi Fang whispered, her voice lost in the thunder of their battle.
