Before the trade fair officially began, some people noticed that someone was missing from Origin Return Manor's group. It was Xiao Yan, who had shone brilliantly during the Pill Convention and was now the manor lord of Origin Return Manor.
Noticing was one thing, but no one dared ask directly. The reason was simple: everyone had seen Xiao Yan endure the Black Demon Lightning head-on.
Recklessness came at a price, and Xiao Yan's absence perfectly matched everyone's expectations.
The trade fair was extremely important to the many experts and powerful cultivators, and the same was true for the Yao Clan. Thus, on this day, Yao Wangui, the Yao Clan's punishment elder, composed himself and prepared to head to the trade fair.
Not long ago, he had been defeated by Xiao Yan and thoroughly humiliated by him, so he had chosen to remain behind closed doors for quite some time.
But the trade fair was too important to miss. After making some necessary preparations, he ultimately decided to attend.
Yet whenever Yao Wangui thought of seeing Yao Chen and that bastard disciple of his later, a surge of fury rose uncontrollably in his heart.
"This trade fair was originally organized by our Yao Clan. If the clan chief hadn't forbidden it, I'd have thrown Yao Chen and that bastard disciple of his out for good!"
He had merely been talking to himself, venting the frustration in his chest. To his surprise, a clear, calm reply drifted leisurely from the shadows of his room.
"I didn't expect Elder Yao Wangui to still be angry. What a man of temperament."
The voice came without warning. Yao Wangui was utterly unprepared, and every hair on his body stood on end. Dou Qi surged instantly, protecting the vital points across his body.
Someone had