"Click!"
At that moment, Xiao Yan and Xun'er also heard the sound coming from outside the cave.
Of course, Xiao Fan had made that sound deliberately. Otherwise, with his strength, how could he have caused such an obvious disturbance?
He had done so to let Xiao Yan know he had arrived.
However, when Xiao Fan saw Xun'er and Xiao Yan emerge from the cave together, a trace of surprise appeared on his face.
After all, as far as Xiao Fan remembered, Xun'er should not have been at Starfall Pavilion at this point.
"Xun'er?"
"Senior Brother!"
"Brother Xiao Fan!"
The three exchanged glances, each seeing the surprise in the others' eyes. Xiao Yan and Xun'er had not expected Xiao Fan to return to Starfall Pavilion so soon after they had parted at the Dou Saint Ruins.
For a moment, all three stood frozen in place.
"Xun'er, why are you..."
Xiao Fan's puzzled gaze settled on Xun'er before shifting to the cave behind them. He asked with some confusion:
"Wasn't Junior Brother removing the poison from Qing Lin's body? Could it be..."
Seeing Xiao Fan's puzzled expression, Xiao Yan interrupted him and explained:
"Qing Lin is still inside. After leaving the Dou Saint Ruins, Xun'er returned to Starfall Pavilion with us. But she'll probably have to leave again in a few days."
Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Fan with some curiosity and asked:
"Senior Brother, weren't you going to... Why did you suddenly come back?"
Although Xiao Yan was delighted to see Xiao Fan at Starfall Pavilion, he knew him well enough to realize that they would not have met again so soon unless something urgent had happened.
At that thought, Xiao Yan's expression grew rather grim.
Xiao Fan did not conceal anything. He explained why he had returned and told Xiao