Xiao Zhan had also been sweating with worry when he heard that the Soul Hall branch master had appeared. Seeing them return safely, however, put him at ease, and he listened as Yao Chen continued.
"That Soul Hall's Hun Feng is utterly cruel. When he fought me, he used an evil Dou Technique to slaughter everyone in the Misty Cloud Sect and absorb their souls to increase his cultivation."
Xiao Zhan remembered that Nalan Yanran had been there too. The Nalan Family and the Xiao Clan were old friends, after all. If they hadn't managed to protect Yanran, the Xiao Clan would have no face to show the Nalan Family again. He hurriedly asked with concern, "Teacher Yao, where is my niece, Nalan Yanran? What happened with the broken engagement was wrong, but our families are still old friends."
Seeing how worried Xiao Zhan was, Yao Chen continued.
"Nalan Yanran and her teacher are fine. Little Yan had defeated them earlier, and my Dou Technique protected the two of them, so they were unharmed."
Hearing that Nalan Yanran was all right, Xiao Zhan let out a breath of relief.
"Before we left, we asked them to come with us, but they were filled with resentment toward us and refused to leave with me."
Xiao Zhan understood why they wouldn't leave with Yao Chen.
"Teacher Yao, this really isn't your fault. No one could have imagined that the people from Soul Hall would be so cruel. By the way, why was the Soul Hall branch master at the Misty Cloud Sect?"
"Brother Xiao Zhan, here's what happened."
Before coming to the Xiao Clan, Yao Chen had interrogated Hun Feng's soul and learned their intentions. He told Xiao Zhan the truth.
"Hun Feng, the branch master of Soul Hall, came out to