After taking another pill refined by Yao Lao, Xiao Fan's condition improved visibly.
At the sight, most of the worry in You Ruo's heart faded.
Just then, Yao Lao and You Ruo turned toward the cave entrance, and Xiao Yan appeared inside.
"Uh... what's wrong?"
Xiao Yan had been about to speak when he noticed Yao Lao and You Ruo looking at him. He set down the food in his hands, scratched his head, and asked curiously.
"Nothing."
You Ruo ignored him and turned back. Seeing the confusion on his disciple's face, Yao Lao smiled but offered no further explanation.
After all, they had only looked over because they sensed Xiao Yan's presence. There was no special reason.
Hearing that, Xiao Yan stopped dwelling on it. As he arranged the ingredients he had brought, he said to the others, "I took a look around while I was out just now. Scouts from many factions in the Black-Corner Region are heading to Maple City. I reckon news of the Earth Flame Sect and the Eight Gates being wiped out will spread across the Black-Corner Region in less than a day."
Yao Lao nodded at Xiao Yan's words, then said slowly, "That so-called Black List in the Black-Corner Region is nothing more than a ranking put together by a few factions. The truly powerful couldn't care less about it."
"That's also why I told you to leave quickly. The Black-Corner Region is full of crouching tigers and hidden dragons. Even a Dou Zong isn't strong enough to swagger around unchallenged."
Xiao Yan looked at Yao Lao in surprise. After listening to his explanation, he pondered for a moment before nodding.
He had wondered why, in a place as vast as the Black-Corner Region, someone merely at the peak of the Dou Emperor