Venerable Feng's sudden change left the many spectators on the mountain rooted to the spot. Rather than hurry away, they stared at Xiao Yan's group in astonishment.
Dou Zun experts were exceedingly rare to begin with. The appearance of four Venerables at this Four Pavilions Assembly had already been a delightful surprise, but then Xiao Yan had boldly entered the arena, remained neither servile nor overbearing under a Dou Zun's questioning, argued directly with the Yellow Springs Venerable, and defeated Wang Chen of the Yellow Springs Pavilion...
Every one of these incidents would give them something to boast about. They had thought the Four Pavilions Assembly was over, yet now Xiao Yan had somehow become connected to Venerable Feng as well?
Who was Venerable Feng? Among the Four Pavilions' four Venerables, he was the strongest and most senior. If the Starfall Pavilion did not keep such a low profile, who knew how many people would want to join it...
At that moment, Venerable Feng also came to his senses and realized he had lost his composure. He offered no explanation, however. Taking a deep breath, he forcibly suppressed his excitement. He looked at the familiar Storage Ring in his palm before turning his gaze back to Xiao Yan and Xiao Fan, a trace of scrutiny in his eyes.
After all, Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan had already revealed in their earlier remarks that they were fellow disciples...
"You... what is your relationship with him?"
Though he had done his utmost to restrain himself, Venerable Feng's voice still trembled slightly from sheer excitement...
Hearing his question, Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan exchanged a glance, a hint of pride in their expressions. They bowed slightly toward Venerable Feng and replied, "He is our master!"
"That is the answer I most wanted to