The boy had clearly never seen such an immortal abode before. Even the sights along the way through the sacred land outside had already made him feel ashamed of his own inferiority,
The moment he entered, the dense spiritual energy and ethereal immortal furnishings within overwhelmed him. He stood there awkwardly, his dirty little hands tightly clutching the hem of his clothes,
Yet his gaze could not help wandering around curiously before finally settling on the slender, bright-yellow immortal figure by the window.
"What is your name? Where did you come from?"
Chi Xuan turned around, her voice gentle.
Hearing her, the boy hurriedly lowered his head, his voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz:
"I... I'm Xiang Xuan. I came from Scarlet Glow River..."
Chi Xuan's gaze fell upon him. She sensed not the slightest "manifest sign" of the Indestructible Golden Body Bloodline, so she asked again:
"Are you truly a member of the Xiang Family? Why did you come alone? Where are your parents and clansmen?"
"Yes..."
Xiang Xuan nodded, then shook his head again. Confusion and bewilderment appeared on his childish face:
"Scarlet Glow River has become very strange now, especially since a year ago. The clansmen... they all disappeared..."
"Disappeared?"
Chi Xuan's delicate brows furrowed slightly. She suppressed the urge to immediately head to Scarlet Glow River and investigate, then decided against taking the long way around and said directly:
"Tell me everything in detail."
Seeing this, Xiang Xuan hesitated. After repeatedly confirming her identity, he pursed his chapped lips and began recounting things in fits and starts.
He seemed to lack confidence. His voice was soft and carried the particular childishness of youth,
But what he described gradually made Chi Xuan's expression turn solemn.
Time flowed backward once more,
The year 1260 of the