After a long while, an elderly Foundation Establishment cultivator with a head of white hair finally opened the gate a crack. Upon seeing Yunxi's somewhat youthful face, he asked gruffly:
"Who are you? Why are you knocking?"
Yunxi narrowed her almond-shaped eyes slightly and replied evenly:
"We are friends of Family Head Xiao. We heard he was injured and came specifically to visit him."
Only then did the old cultivator's tone soften somewhat, though he still shook his head.
"My apologies. The Family Head is in seclusion recovering from his injuries and is not receiving visitors at present."
Yunxi patiently said:
"Then go tell his son. Tell him we brought medicine for healing injuries. He should be willing to see us."
"This..."
Seeing that the other party was still hesitating, Wei Chenyin said displeasedly:
"We came to save someone, yet you bar us at the gate. Does your Xiao Family intend to save its Family Head, or drag him out until he dies?"
Those words were rather severe. Some curious onlookers had already turned their attention this way, making the old gatekeeper's expression change. Somewhat unwillingly, he opened the gate and invited them inside, then instructed a qi-refining cultivator beside him to find the Family Head's son.
Yunxi and the others paid no heed to this and headed straight for the main hall. At the same time, she released her divine sense and began searching the entire Xiao Manor inch by inch.
The person who had sent the message said Wei Lingkai was at Xiao Manor. Even if he was not here now, he should have left behind some traces, so Yunxi searched with great care.
Of course, members of the Xiao family were also observing them from the shadows, seemingly trying to determine their origins.
When Xiao He heard