Yao Chen's Frustration

"Tell me, what happened during this time?"

Once those miscellaneous matters had been dealt with, Yao Chen impatiently called Xiao Yan and Feng Xian into a separate room and asked.

"This..."

Hearing his question, Xiao Yan and Feng Xian did not know how to begin for a moment.

"Hm?"

Seeing their reactions, Yao Chen immediately narrowed his eyes, his heart sinking slightly.

After all, their expressions alone showed that quite a few things must have happened while he had been imprisoned by the Soul Hall.

After a long silence, Xiao Yan finally spoke helplessly. "Teacher, ever since Protector Xuan captured you, I..."

Next, Xiao Yan roughly recounted how he had devised a plan to take the Falling Heart Flame from the Inner Academy, fled to the Central Province, met the three giants, and how his failed ambush on Lin Feng had resulted in the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and Bone Flame Ring being taken, as well as the matters concerning the Pill Gathering and the Three Thousand Burning Flame.

"So you're saying that my Bone Spirit Cold Flame and Bone Flame Ring are both in Lin Feng's possession now?"

Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, Yao Chen's heart sank sharply, and his expression turned ugly.

After all, one of those had been obtained only after he risked his life and spent eight whole years in that cursed place, while the other was a collection he had painstakingly amassed over nearly a hundred years.

Now, both had been taken by an outsider without a single thing left behind. How could he possibly feel good about it?

"Teacher, this disciple was incompetent and failed to protect your belongings."

Xiao Yan immediately stepped forward and bowed.

After all, the loss of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and Bone Flame Ring had been entirely his