Emperor Xiao Yuan swept his gaze back and forth over the Chen Household's party, his brows knitting ever tighter. With a barely perceptible chill in his voice, he spoke again. "Chen Yuanyue, I ask you: where is Chen Chuan? Has the Chen Household shrunk from battle and changed generals at the last moment, sending someone else into the Cold Abyss Secret Realm to pick the Yin-Yang Fruit?"
At his words, the cultivators of the surrounding aristocratic clans all took on peculiar expressions.
Emperor Xiao Yuan stood so high that he could not escape the cold. How would he recognize an insignificant Chen Household disciple like Chen Chuan?
In the emperor's mind, Chen Chuan was at the First Layer of the Void Refinement Realm. Yet there was no one of that cultivation level among the Chen Household's party now, which was why he thought they had changed generals at the last moment.
Hearing Emperor Xiao Yuan call his name, Chen Yuanyue's heart tightened. He hurriedly stepped forward and cupped his hands. "Your Majesty, you misunderstand. Chen Chuan is right here."
He turned sideways and raised a hand, pointing at the white-robed young man standing quietly beside him.
Chen Chuan was actually here?!
In an instant, Emperor Xiao Yuan's gaze snapped onto Chen Changming. Astonishment first filled his eyes, followed by a flash of intense suspicion.
How had this Chen Household brat reached the Second Layer of the Void Refinement Realm?
Could the previous intelligence have been wrong?
Emperor Xiao Yuan's thoughts raced like lightning, and he instantly understood a few things.
He narrowed his eyes slightly, looking Chen Changming up and down, and said slowly, "To think you have broken through to the Second Layer of the Void Refinement Realm in such a short time. I had thought you were still