Xiao Yan had actually been looking forward to Yao Wan's cute expression when he caught her off guard.
But it seemed he had said things like that a bit too often back then, and she had grown somewhat immune to it, so Xiao Yan could only feel a little regret.
"Yeah, of course I'm worried. How could I not be?"
Standing amid a sea of fire, Xiao Yan said softly, "It's just that I have other considerations too."
"Mm-hm? What?"
"The one who came to demand an explanation wasn't the biggest fish. Forcibly keeping that person here wouldn't have had any real effect."
Xiao Yan gently shook his head. With Wan'er bringing Zi Yan and the Medicine Emperor, there was a good chance they could have kept that person behind, but there was no point. They might even have been injured. Taking such a risk just for resources was clearly not worth the cost.
"Then what big fish are you still waiting for? The strongest expert of their clan?"
"That depends on what exactly is going on with the information about the Emperor Flame."
Xiao Yan shook his head. "The Crimson Dragon Clan isn't of much use to us right now. Just the materials from this one crimson dragon are enough for our next round of improvement. One more wouldn't make any fundamental difference."
"That's true."
Yao Wan pondered for a moment, then nodded lightly.
"After all, the most important thing is still the information on the Emperor Flame, right?"
"It'd be best if it really exists. What I'm most worried about is investigating to the end and finding nothing at all."
"There will be a result. You just focus on refining the pills patiently."
Yao Wan crossed her arms, not too worried about it.
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