"Strange. Why can't I get in touch with Ye Lin? He went to the Void Clan—don't tell me they tied him up?"
"That's impossible."
Inside a fiery-red hall, Hong Batian lounged on an enormous chair, propping up his chin with his right hand while continuously toying with a Jade Talisman in his left.
"Young Master, the Firecloud Secret Realm is about to open. Do you think..."
At that moment, a young man beneath the hall asked in a low, tentative voice.
"Strange. I'd originally planned to bring you along when the Firecloud Secret Realm opened. What a pity—I can't reach you."
"Your luck is terrible. Don't say I didn't bring you; I've been trying to contact you for an entire day."
Hong Batian pondered for a moment, then tucked the Jade Talisman into his robes.
"Since the Firecloud Secret Realm is about to open, there's no need to wait any longer. Let's go. Open the secret realm."
Hong Batian immediately rose to his feet and waved a large hand.
You're the one who kept holding back the opening of the secret realm.
The young man behind him watched Hong Batian's back and complained inwardly, though he absolutely did not dare say those words aloud.
The Firecloud Secret Realm was an independent secret realm of the Phoenix Clan, containing the very foundations of the Phoenix Clan. Such a secret realm would never be opened to outsiders.
And this time, the fact that Hong Batian had been willing to contact Ye Lin already meant he had done all he could.
Yet unfortunately, Ye Lin had shown him absolutely no respect.
Since he refused to show respect, then so be it.
What Ye Lin did not know was just how great an opportunity he had missed.
"Strange. Why can't I contact him? Why?"