Fan Zhuolang had no intention of concealing his identity and gave his name outright.
That name was enough to tell Huo Lian everything.
Sure enough, Huo Lian's expression changed.
Beside him, Linghu Xiang's expression changed even more drastically.
Linghu Xiang knew the name Fan Zhuolang.
He had only learned by chance that this was the chief of their Heavenly Evil Sect's Fan Family ten thousand years ago.
The Heavenly Evil Sect's ancient texts contained some records of the Three Great Families back then, but they were far from complete.
This was mainly because most of the ancient texts had either been taken away by the Heirs of the Three Great Families back then or destroyed.
Ordinary disciples of the Heavenly Evil Sect had little opportunity to access ancient texts from ten thousand years ago.
Linghu Xiang had only gained access to them after reaching the Void Martial Realm.
"I never expected you to still be alive. What a surprise. You must have had some extraordinary encounter, or you couldn't have lived until now," Huo Lian said after giving Fan Zhuolang a long, searching look.
There was no doubt that Fan Zhuolang had been gravely wounded back then.
The Demon Hall's records were very detailed, and the First Demon Hall Master had left them personally. According to him, Fan Zhuolang had essentially been certain to die.
"That's right." Fan Zhuolang smiled. "I was doomed to die, but fortunately, there was Shu."
"Shu?" Huo Lian frowned, his gaze involuntarily shifting to Zuo Qiu Shu beside him.
He knew Fan Zhuolang meant this woman.
"Zuo Qiu Shu," Fan Zhuolang said, knowing that Huo Lian was still unaware of her identity.
"Zuo Qiu?" Upon hearing that surname, Huo Lian was briefly startled before his expression returned to normal. He sighed. "So you're the ancestor