Late at night, at midnight, even the moon had quietly hidden away, leaving the entire land pitch-black.
At this time, aside from the howling wind, there was no other movement on the Xiao Clan's rear mountain.
Xiao Yun's figure flickered as he arrived alone at the mountaintop. With a casual wave, he swept away the fallen leaves on the ground, then sat cross-legged and called out loudly, "Junior Xiao Yun has come as promised. Midnight has arrived; I hope Senior will reveal himself."
His voice spread with Dou Qi, echoing across the entire mountain peak.
Yet after a long while, there was no response from Yao Chen.
However, Xiao Yun could sense that Yao Chen was nearby, because he felt as though someone else was watching him.
"This is no fun. If Senior still refuses to come out, then this junior will be leaving." Xiao Yun spoke again as he rose to his feet and made as if to leave.
"Hehe, you little fellow truly have no patience at all. This old man was merely a little late, and you were already planning to leave."
Suddenly, an aged voice rang out behind Xiao Yun.
Xiao Yun turned around and saw a white-haired old man floating in midair.
"Little fellow, as you can see, this old man is only a soul body now. What I did today was truly out of helplessness. I hope you will not take offense." Seeing Xiao Yun looking at him, Yao Lao began playing up his misery, explaining that his act of placing the Heavenly Flame into Xiao Yan's body had been entirely out of caution.
"I understand, Senior. I have no intention of blaming you." Xiao Yun smiled. "However, Senior's concealment methods are truly impressive. Even in the state of a soul body, you managed