Seeing Ye Han's rather intense reaction, Qing Xuan Daoist froze and gave him a strange look. Then he suddenly understood. Back then, Ye Han and Han Yuwan had been appointed Legacy Disciples together, and he had heard they were on good terms...
At that realization, Qing Xuan Daoist's expression grew heavy instead. He looked at Ye Han, hesitating to speak, before finally telling the Seventh Elder, "Junior Brother Ming Jing, you were there. You tell him!"
The Seventh Elder's expression shifted. This fellow was certainly crafty, kicking the difficult question over to him...
Still, Ye Han's reaction told him that the relationship between Ye Han and Han Yuwan was no ordinary one...
Of course, for cultivators at their level of cultivation, having something going on with a female cultivator was perfectly normal. But they would not cling to each other as inseparably as mortals did...
So the Seventh Elder said, "When the Nine Wounds Devil Lord ambushed us that time, both our sects suffered considerable losses. The Black Water Sect lost four Golden Core cultivators, with more than a dozen injured. Our Azure Profound Sect also lost three Golden Core cultivators, with more than a dozen injured. Han Yuwan was among the most severely wounded."
At those words, Ye Han's heart trembled. "Then how... is she now?" he asked.
Honestly, this Seventh Elder! Having gotten this far, couldn't he keep going?
Qing Xuan Daoist continued instead. "It's very serious. Her divine soul was injured, she lost most of her cultivation, and her lifespan was greatly reduced! She's currently in seclusion, recovering!"
He paused, then said gravely, "But rest assured, the sect will do everything it can to treat her. It's just that Elder Liu isn't here, and there's nothing we can do!"
Ye Han's heart tightened at those words. *Was