His first question had hit the mark, going straight to the heart of the matter. Gong Shaoci could hardly conceal it any longer, so he nodded slightly. "There has indeed been a bit of trouble."
Mother and daughter exchanged startled looks. Lan Qiaoyan pointed at the Life Lotus Lamp floating outside. "His Life Lamp is still there. What could have happened?"
Gong Shaoci smiled wryly. "How should I put this? The details are rather complicated. Simply put, it's much like the last Skyfall Meteor Assembly. He may take first place again, and the people of the Artifact Refining World won't stand for it. They've blocked the exit to intercept him. Whether he can get out safely is still uncertain."
"..."
Those words truly left mother and daughter dumbfounded. Surely not? He could take first place even at this? Wasn't that a little too outrageous?
Miao Yilan couldn't help saying, "The Artifact Refining World has studied the Divine Fire Domain for so many years. They're the experts in this field. Shi Chun and his people are newcomers who know nothing about it. He doesn't even know a Fire-Attribute Technique. How could he possibly go in there and take first place?"
Indeed, Lan Qiaoyan thought the same, but she also felt that her future son-in-law wasn't someone who would joke about such a thing.
Gong Shaoci gave Miao Yilan a warm smile, though he sounded somewhat helpless. "In principle, that's certainly true. But Shi Chun must have had plans already when he insisted on going in. Somehow, he got his hands on a Secret Art for finding divine fire and reaped considerable gains after entering. Unfortunately, he wasn't careful enough, and the secret came out. Something the Artifact Refining World has spent countless years painstakingly searching for has turned up in his