Xiang Zhili was puzzled. What had the Wang Family come for?
Had they come to request a place for one of their younger descendants in the Immortal Academy?
Beside him, however, Lin Fan's expression shifted slightly. He had an inkling of their purpose, but he still had not obtained the Chaos-Quelling Art.
The First Elder said nothing, first glancing at Ning Yu instead. He knew full well that relations between the Sacred Emperor Palace and the Wang Family were poor.
"I'm not so intolerant that I can't stand the sight of a few members of the Wang Family," Ning Yu said calmly.
"Let them in," the First Elder instructed.
After all, the current head of the Wang Family had come to visit. He could hardly refuse even to meet him.
The Immortal Academy had many ties with the great Immortal Dao Lineages, and quite a few of its disciples came from Immortal Families.
Soon, several people entered the Purple Bamboo Forest. Even the Second Elder, who had already left, returned, bringing Lan Xian with him.
Purple Sun Heavenly Lord was among them as well.
This time, however, he followed beside a Purple-Clad Elder who appeared to be his senior, and most of his injuries had healed.
Yet the moment he saw that Lin Fan was also there, he no longer felt quite so furious. Instead, he became much calmer.
As for Lan Xian, she kept shooting meaningful looks at Lin Fan from the moment she arrived, as though the two of them were hiding something.
"Senior!"
"First Elder!"
The visitors paid their respects.
"What brings you here?" Xiang Zhili asked.
"Senior Xiang, a disciple of your academy abducted Wang Xi, the pearl of our clan. Please have him release her," a middle-aged man said first.
"Wang Xi?" Confusion appeared on