As soon as Yan Xuemin finished speaking, a figure flashed, and Hua Xiezhi appeared.
She gave a slight nod. "True Immortal Xuemin, please wait a moment. We are currently clearing the battlefield."
Yan Xuemin did not mind. The three True Immortals had come only because they had no choice; they needed to emphasize the family's authority over the area.
Essentially, they were here to ride the wave. How could they fuss over so much? What truly piqued his curiosity was something else, and he quietly asked, "Who came?"
Hua Xiezhi raised a brow and answered after some thought, "I think you'd better not ask."
Who are you looking down on? Yan Xuemin smiled. "The Yan Family still needs to ask about matters it should concern itself with."
Yan Erle spoke up as well. "If it is convenient, we hope your side can hand over some clues to the Yan Family, so we can work together to maintain public order in the region."
The request was not excessive. The Yan Family patriarch still understood propriety.
However, Hua Xiezhi's expression turned somewhat strange as she looked at him. "Yan Family Patriarch Yan Erle?"
"That is me." Yan Erle nodded with a smile. "I have often heard Uncle Xuemin mention True Immortal Hua. I have long admired you."
Hua Xiezhi raised a hand and rubbed her brow, speaking with some distress.
"We captured seven Golden Core Realm cultivators alive, along with one Nascent Soul Realm cultivator... but we cannot give you the Nascent Soul Realm cultivator."
"A Nascent Soul Realm... a True Immortal?" The three True Immortals were stunned.
When they came, they had guessed that Red Leaf Ridge's opponents this time were very powerful, and that a True Immortal might even be involved.
But the battle had ended in such a short