Once the small talk was over, Xiao Fan began asking the First Elder what had changed outside during the time he had been swallowed by the Fallen Heart Flame.
After all, everything happening now was wildly at odds with the plot Xiao Fan knew.
As far as the current situation went, he was completely in the dark, unable to make heads or tails of it.
After all, in the original story, nothing like this had ever happened to people such as Lin Xiuya and Liu Qing. Moreover, Xiao Yan, who should have been swallowed by the Fallen Heart Flame, had now been replaced by him. He had no idea how much this would affect the course of the story from here on.
"First Elder, what is the situation at the Inner Academy now?"
Xiao Fan looked at the First Elder and asked curiously. The most pressing matter was to get a clear picture of the Inner Academy's latest circumstances.
"Ah..."
At Xiao Fan's question, the First Elder first sighed. After pondering for a moment, he turned his gaze back to Xiao Fan, his eyes holding a faint trace of admiration and gratitude.
"The Inner Academy has now completely torn off all pretense of civility with the factions in the Black-Corner Region that invaded us back then. Over the past year, both sides have been working to suppress each other."
The First Elder gathered his thoughts before speaking slowly.
"After you were swallowed by the Fallen Heart Flame a year ago..."
At this point, the First Elder looked at Xiao Fan with a somewhat complicated expression. Ultimately, Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan had never needed to intervene. After all, as Han Feng had said, this had been a matter between them and the Inner Academy.
Yet Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan