At odds with the world.
Just a few words, yet they struck Xiao Yan's heart like a heavy hammer.
It was not as if he had never considered this question. On the contrary, ever since learning of her identity, he had pondered it for a very, very long time.
Whether it was Soul Hall or the Soul Clan, their conduct and reputation had long reached the point where everyone feared them, even loathed them to the extreme. Being opposed by the world was simply normal for them.
Yet Xiao Yan always felt that things were not so simple.
Being opposed by the world and being at odds with the world seemed like nothing more than a simple change in subject, but their meanings were entirely different.
In other words, the Soul Clan was preparing something?
At that thought, Xiao Yan's expression shifted slightly. The scene of drinking and discussing the Dao with that Scholar in White suddenly flashed through his mind.
He could almost be certain that some of his memories had been concealed by the other party!
Was it the Heavenly Flames Three Profound Transformations, the destroyed Xiao Clan, or perhaps...
The Soul Clan's ambition?!
"These... should be secrets of the Soul Clan, shouldn't they?" Xiao Yan licked his dry lips and spoke hoarsely. "Why tell me?"
Hun Ruoruo's expression remained calm. "You are qualified to hear it, and I am qualified to say it. That is all."
"..."
Hearing this, Xiao Yan fell silent once more.
To be honest, based on what he knew of Hun Ruoruo, he naturally understood very clearly that she was not someone who would stay quietly in her place.
Even Old Man Yao had once said that the madness buried deep within her heart would only surpass everyone's imagination.
It was a trait