After Xiao Zhan's appearance, the white-haired old man's attitude toward Xiao Yan had undergone a complete about-face. Even though Xiao Zhan had already left, he no longer dared harbor any designs on Xiao Yan. However much it pained him to lose the map fragment, he dared not breathe a word about taking it back.
"Old fellow, you really didn't need to be so nervous earlier. I don't know you. It's just that I was born with rather unusual senses, and I'm especially sensitive to certain energies around me. I happened to detect the vast energy inside you earlier, which was why I said that!" Xiao Yan explained with a smile. Now that he had the map fragment, his mood had improved considerably.
"So that's how it was. You certainly have a keen eye, young master!"
Hai Bodong spoke calmly. He no longer dared lose his temper with Xiao Yan. He had never imagined that, after living here in seclusion for over twenty years, a youngster like Xiao Yan would leave him in such a sorry state today. It was truly rather pathetic.
"You care so much about this map fragment, but do you know where it came from?" Hai Bodong asked with a smile.
"Where it came from?"
Xiao Yan showed little interest in Hai Bodong's words. He turned and prepared to walk out.
"After going to enormous lengths to obtain this map fragment in the desert back then, I used my many years of mapmaking experience to divide it perfectly into two pieces. One was the piece you took earlier, while the other... heh heh." The white-haired old man gave a cold chuckle.
Xiao Yan stopped once more. With his back to the old man, he tapped his storage ring, and the map fragment from earlier swiftly appeared in