As members of the Eternal Sacred Hall, both Fu Hongbo and Xia Yunzhi knew all about Chen Changan.
Someone like him had never appeared before. By their reckoning, everything Chen Changan had done was enough to get him killed by the Eternal Sacred Hall a hundred times over.
Yet even now, Chen Changan was alive and well. He had even made it onto the Holy Dragon Ranking.
And it was precisely because Chen Changan had made the ranking that everyone saw hope of the Saint Dragon Ruins opening.
Fu Hongbo thought this was why the Eternal Sacred Hall had been so tolerant of Chen Changan: most likely, it was because of the Holy Dragon Ranking.
However, Xia Yunzhi rejected his guess.
"When Chen Changan did those things, he hadn't made it onto the Holy Dragon Ranking yet. No one knew he would affect the opening of the Saint Dragon Ruins."
"So that shouldn't be the reason." Xia Yunzhi furrowed her brow.
"Then what could it be?"
"This is too strange."
The two exchanged a glance. Clearly, they both wanted an answer, but they hadn't dared ask when they were at the main hall.
With that in mind, they went straight to find the branch hall's Hall Master.
After they explained their thoughts, they saw the same bewilderment and confusion in the branch Hall Master's eyes.
"You don't know the reason either?" Fu Hongbo asked with a frown.
"To be honest, I don't."
"Maybe only those few at the main hall know."
"The order I received was: don't interfere, don't ask, don't pursue it."
"Whatever Chen Changan does or wants to do, we're to act as if we know nothing and have seen nothing."
"Sometimes I even wonder whether that kid Chen Changan has some powerful backing."
"But, by rights, who