"Master!"
The moment Yao Chen emerged, he bowed to Lu Yunxiao.
"Mm!"
Lu Yunxiao nodded, then signaled with his eyes.
Yao Chen bowed once more before turning his gaze to Xuan Kongzi and the other two.
"Xuan Kongzi, Tian Leizi, and... Xuan Yi, it has been a long time."
Yao Chen's voice carried a trace of wistfulness and melancholy. It had been many years since he had seen these old friends.
"Yao Chen, you're alive?"
"Where have you been all these years?"
Xuan Kongzi and the others were immensely excited. Venerable Xuan Yi in particular trembled slightly, her beautiful eyes brimming with longing, resentment, love, worry, and joy—a tangled mix of emotions.
"It is a long story. Back then, Soul Hall harmed me. It was thanks to Master that I was able to come back to life."
Yao Chen sighed softly and recounted everything from beginning to end.
"Damn it, Soul Hall again!"
"Soul Hall truly deserves to die."
"The one who deserves it most is Han Feng. That beast with a human face and an animal heart actually colluded with Soul Hall to harm Yao Chen. He is utterly ungrateful and heartless."
Upon hearing that Han Feng had colluded with Soul Hall to murder Yao Chen, Venerable Xuan Yi flew into a rage, killing intent surging from her like a tide.
This female giant of the Pill Tower, who had always been so calm and composed, could no longer suppress the killing intent in her heart.
Everyone had something they cherished most. Han Feng's collusion with Soul Hall to harm Yao Chen had undoubtedly touched this female giant's reverse scale.
"Han Feng is already dead. After Master dealt with him, he handed Han Feng's soul over to me."
"I have already cleaned house."
Yao Chen explained, soothing Xuan Yi's