Outside Sound Valley, they were once again in the pavilion on the mountain.
Xiao Fan and Ru Shuang sat in the pavilion. Looking at the Heavenly Secret Tea on the table, Xiao Fan picked up a cup and drained it in one gulp. He comfortably exhaled a breath of stale air, then looked at Ru Shuang, who had regained her composure, and said:
"Just as I thought. You only bring out tea this good after I bring your disciple back."
Ru Shuang looked slightly uncomfortable at Xiao Fan's teasing.
After all, Heavenly Secret Tea was exceedingly rare even within Sound Valley. Normally, even she could not bear to drink it.
Xiao Fan had accounted for practically all the few occasions when she served it to guests. Watching him gulp down the Heavenly Secret Tea so crudely, Ru Shuang frowned slightly, but soon relaxed her brows.
When she first saw Baili earlier, her excitement had caused her to reveal quite a bit of her aura.
The reason she had hurried back to Sound Valley ahead of Baili was to give herself time to calm her emotions.
"Thank you, young friend Xiao Fan."
Ru Shuang spoke slowly, cupping her hands toward Xiao Fan.
She had rushed over earlier because she sensed the fluctuations from the battle there.
After all, the battle involving the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan had caused an enormous commotion, and the battlefield was not far from Sound Valley. Naturally, Ru Shuang could not rest easy and had gone to investigate.
She had simply never expected the battle to be nearing its end by the time she arrived.
She had watched the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan's experts crumble before Xiao Fan without putting up the slightest resistance.
Although Ru Shuang showed nothing on her face, she was utterly shocked inside.