Xiao Yan naturally would not meet them alone, so he brought Xiao Yi Xian along before seeing Xuan Yi and the other. Xiao Yi Xian often considered matters more thoroughly than he did, something Xiao Yan frankly acknowledged.
Xuan Yi was waiting in the alchemy chamber. The moment they met, her gaze swept over Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian. Though she had already learned of Xiao Yan's condition through her Soul Power, seeing with her own eyes that he was unharmed finally put her at ease. Then, Xuan Yi introduced him. "Xiao Yan, this is the one in charge of the Pill Tower, the foremost of the Three Giants—Xuan Kongzi!"
Xuan Kongzi stood half a step ahead of Xuan Yi, subtly displaying the difference in their statuses. Among the Pill Tower's Three Giants, Xuan Yi and Xuan Leizi held equal standing, while Xuan Kongzi was clearly the leader of the three. This was common knowledge within the Pill Tower, and Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian had long known it as well.
Xuan Kongzi's beard and hair were entirely white, and his face was covered in fine wrinkles. His eyes appeared narrow beneath the creases around them. He wore a simple alchemist's robe, distinguished from other such robes only by the lack of an emblem denoting the wearer's alchemist rank. Xiao Yan swept his Soul Power over him, yet discovered nothing. That area seemed utterly blank, as though nothing existed there at all.
"Junior Xiao Yan greets Senior," Xiao Yan replied flatly. Xuan Kongzi was a senior from Yao Lao's generation, who had lost to Yao Lao by the narrowest of margins back then. Having just been attacked by a mysterious Dou Sheng last night, Xiao Yan naturally still harbored some anger.
Xuan Kongzi clearly knew why Xiao Yan