Xiao Zhan's Disappearance: Why the Hall of Souls Branch Struck Early, and Xiao Yan's Fury

Yun Shan sighed and explained, "He was in bad shape. You could even say he was a little unhinged."

"He didn't come alone. He secretly brought some members of the Xiao Household to the Imperial Capital. He told me that a group of mysterious people had attacked the Xiao Household recently. More importantly... his father, Xiao Zhan, had been taken."

"He said it was no longer safe for the Xiao Household to stay in Wutan City. He was worried about them, so he brought them here in secret. He hoped the Misty Cloud Sect would look after them in the Imperial Capital, for the sake of the help his teacher gave us last time."

An Yi frowned deeply. "Mysterious attackers? Didn't Xiao Yan go back to the Xiao Household with him? Couldn't even he and his teacher stop them?"

Yun Shan shook his head. "I asked him. He said that after returning to Wutan City with his father, he rested at home for half a month and was about to set off for Jia Nan Academy. But not long after he left Wutan City, he sensed several extremely powerful auras coming from its direction."

"By the time he and Venerable Yao rushed back, the Xiao Household had already been attacked, and his father, Xiao Zhan, was missing."

Yun Shan took a deep breath, his voice grave. "He said the attackers weren't ordinary bandits. They were... several Dou Huang experts!"

An Yi's gaze sharpened. "Several Dou Huang experts?!"

Since when could the Jia Ma Empire produce Dou Huang experts in batches?

As An Yi pondered this, a somewhat disheveled figure radiating a violent aura flew in from the direction of Front Mountain, charging ahead like a maddened beast.

It was Xiao Yan!

Bang!

Xiao Yan landed heavily outside the pavilion. His