"The question is simple." A faint smile curled at Ye Qifeng's lips. He deliberately paused long enough to build suspense before posing the question. "Was the Martial Soul theory knowledge in Spirit Hall's Archives useful?"
"You—" Yu Xiaogang's eyes abruptly widened, and his expression changed drastically. Shock, horror, and nervousness filled his face as he quickly realized something.
"You're from Spirit Hall?!"
Yu Xiaogang shot to his feet and pointed at Ye Qifeng as he shrieked loudly. The chair behind him crashed to the floor with a tremendous bang.
"Xiao Gang, what are you—"
The loud crash of the falling chair startled Flender again. He immediately looked toward Yu Xiaogang, about to ask why he was reacting so strongly, when Yu Xiaogang's cry reached his ears.
Flender froze slightly and instinctively turned toward Ye Qifeng opposite him. His pupils dilated. "S-Spirit Hall's man?"
Seeing Yu Xiaogang react so strongly to a single question from Ye Qifeng, Liu Erlong felt both strange and puzzled. She frowned and began to think subconsciously—
Why was Xiao Gang reacting so strongly? He looked shocked, even nervous.
Was there something wrong with Xiao Feng's question?
The Martial Soul theory knowledge in Spirit Hall's Archives... Why had Xiao Feng asked about that?
Could Xiao Gang's impressive and profound Martial Soul theories truly have been stolen from Spirit Hall?
Xiao Feng definitely would not say such things without reason. But Xiao Gang... right, Xiao Feng had once told me.
As her thoughts spread and deepened, Liu Erlong unexpectedly recalled what Ye Qifeng had once told her about Yu Xiaogang in Sunset Forest. Gradually, she sank into thought.
"Of course I'm from Spirit Hall."
While Liu Erlong was lost in her thoughts, Ye Qifeng calmly looked at Yu Xiaogang, whose dark, stiff face was filled with terror. A