Luo Xiaotian and Ye Qin could only stand by and watch.
As spiritual energy surged, Zi Yun was just about to beg for mercy, but that immense spiritual energy completely enveloped his head.
Boom!
With an explosion, Zi Yun's head was blasted away, and his headless body collapsed as well.
At that moment, Xu Xuan, Wang Hao, and Wang Shi finally arrived.
Wang Hao and Wang Shi exchanged complicated looks. Others might not know, but the two of them understood perfectly well that Zi Yun had died on Xu Xuan's orders.
But neither dared point it out in the slightest. Circumstances forced their hand, and they did not dare do such a thing!
"Xu Xuan? Why is it you?"
When Luo Xiaotian and Ye Qin came to their senses, they looked up and saw Xu Xuan. Neither had ever expected to run into him here.
But they clearly remembered that Xu Xuan should have been at the Mystic Feather Heavenly Palace, so why had he come in along with them?
Xu Xuan nodded, momentarily unsure how to explain things to Luo Xiaotian.
"It's a little complicated. I came here at the Grand Elder's request."
Xu Xuan spoke with a wry smile.
"Let me introduce you. This is Yu Hua, a friend I recently made."
Xu Xuan smiled as he began introducing Yu Hua beside him to the two of them.
Yu Hua was too moved to speak. His master had actually called him a friend...
What had he done to deserve such an honor?
"But he..."
Ye Qin gave Xu Xuan a thoughtful look, then glanced at Zi Yun's headless corpse.
Only Zi Yun's body remained. His head had been crushed completely, and no matter how anyone looked at him, there was no way to tell who he had been