However it was too late... She'd launched herself over the rooftops in a flurry of silver-blue light, using her movement technique to weave through the air like a dragonfly.
Her soft laughter echoed across the tiled roofs as citizens looked up, awed by the glowing silhouette.
Victor clenched his jaw. "This girl…"
A notification popped up in his sight.
> New Objective:
> Return the City Lord's Daughter to the palace before her absence is discovered.
> Failure Consequences: Unknown.
"Of course," Victor muttered.
He shot off the ground with a burst of wind using Wind Surge.
His figure sliced across rooftops like a shadow as he followed the trail of lingering qi.
His eyes narrowed each time her figure dipped around a corner just as he was about to reach her.
"Xuan Qing!"
"Catch me if you can, *Fang Chen*! This is Blueflame's most thrilling chase!" she called back while twirling mid-air and flipping onto a rooftop awning.
"I swear when I catch you—"
