"Xiao Yan."
Xiao Yan, who had suddenly appeared before her, left Cai Lin briefly stunned. Then she recovered, the corners of her lips lifting slightly as her tone carried a hint of displeasure.
"You came back too late."
For some reason, perhaps because she had already grown used to it, Cai Lin did not react as strongly as she had imagined to Xiao Yan coming back from the dead.
"Sorry. Some things delayed me."
Xiao Yan looked at Cai Lin apologetically. At that moment, several more figures flashed into Xiao Yan's battlefield one after another. They were Yao Chen and the others who had been trapped with Xiao Yan in the Demonic Flame Space for nearly a year.
"You all came back alive."
Cai Lin's tone was filled with relief, while Gu Qinghan responded softly.
"We made you worry."
Cai Lin did not know whether it was an illusion, but when Gu Qinghan said this, she felt that Gu Qinghan's gaze was somewhat evasive.
It was not just her. Lei Jing was the same. Yao Chen, Han Feng, Phoenix, and Ling Jingyan looked normal enough, but Cai Lin instinctively felt that Yao Chen and the others had changed greatly in less than a year.
"Xiao Yan, welcome back."
Xiao Yi Xian came behind Xiao Yan, her eyes full of tenderness. Xiao Yan's heart warmed, and just as he was about to respond, Xiao Yi Xian narrowed her eyes and revealed a terrifying smile with a deeper meaning.
"You can slowly explain your affairs to us later."
With Feng Qing'er and Cao Ying as precedents, Xiao Yi Xian had already suspected something when Lei Jing and the others appeared alongside Xiao Yan. After sensing the changes in their temperaments, that suspicion was further confirmed.
"...Yes."
Seeing Xiao Yi Xian's frightening smile,