"Xiao... Xiao Xuan..."
Upon hearing the words uttered by the illusory figure before him, the Ancestor Fen Tian was initially taken aback. At the same time, the memories buried deep within his mind were profoundly stirred. Memories that did not belong to this world were unearthed from his mind. Familiar names and deeply etched outlines appeared in his mind once again. People and events from the past reappeared in his mind, and even now, everything seemed as if it were yesterday.
" Xiao Xuan... Xiao Chen... Xiao Xuan... Xiao... You... You are Xiao Yao's son, Xiao Xuan!"
After a long while, the Ancestor Fen Tian suddenly raised his pair of cloudy old eyes, his eyes filled with shock and excitement as he stared intently at Xiao Xuan kneeling in front of him, his entire body trembling violently at that moment.
He couldn't believe that people from the past, those he had buried deep in his memory and thought he would never remember again, would actually appear alive and well before him once more. It was like a dream.
"Junior Xiao Xuan greets Ancestor Fen Tian. It has been a thousand years since we last met. To see that Senior is still in good health is Xiao Xuan's good fortune!"
Finally, Xiao Xuan gradually recovered from his excitement and turned around to kneel down heavily before the Ancestor Fen Tian, performing a deep kowtow without hesitation. All his emotions were written on his face. Xiao Yan, seeing this, did not dare to be negligent. Since his ancestor had knelt down, he naturally followed suit. This time, the Ancestor Fen Tian was somewhat at a loss and quickly helped the two of them up. After confirming that what they were seeing was not an illusion, the weight in his heart finally lifted.
At the same time, one can't help but be shocked by the identities of the two people in front of them.
"You really are from..."
"We two juniors come from the Dou Qi Continent."
Before the Ancestor Fen Tian could finish speaking, Xiao Xuan clearly explained his and Xiao Yan's identities without any concealment. This was because, upon seeing his father's remains, he already knew in his heart that the friend who had been close to his Xiao Clan in the past had not changed his original intentions!
In this way, Xiao Yan and Xiao Xuan gained another friend from the same hometown on this distant continent. Although they were not related by blood, this affection made their relationship incredibly strong in an instant. From now on, on this Origin Martial Continent, Xiao Yan had another person he could truly rely on.
As their relationship deepened, they naturally had more to say to each other. Inside the cave, Xiao Yan and his companion recounted their general understanding of the Dou Qi Continent and their journey there. Although the details were less complicated, the occasional furrowing of Ancestor Fen Tian's brows revealed his tension. In particular, when he heard that Burning Flame Valley had fallen to the status of a second-rate power on the continent, an indelible sadness appeared in his cloudy old eyes.
Back then, Burning Flame Valley was able to become one of the top forces on the continent because of him. However, with his departure, no more Dou Di experts appeared, and the decline of the sect was naturally normal. In fact, all of this was within his expectations. It's just that he hadn't mentioned it for many years, and only now, thinking about it, did he feel a sense of helplessness.
"Hehe, I really didn't expect that the little guy I used to hold and fuss with would reappear before me after a thousand years. It's truly astonishing!"
"The word 'fate' cannot be explained by any reason. It is purely by chance that I can meet you again, senior. If Xiao Yan hadn't been trying to obtain the Earth Core Marrow, I probably wouldn't have dared to acknowledge you so easily. But..."
At the end of his sentence, Xiao Xuan turned his gaze back to the skeleton, a hint of melancholy in his eyes.
Although he met his senior from back then again, his father had already...
" Xiao Yao, I truly never dared to imagine that after a thousand years, someone from the Xiao Clan would actually be able to come here again, and it is your son who has come. If you could sense his arrival, you would surely feel gratified."
Facing his old friend, the Ancestor Fen Tian's weathered eyes welled with tears. As people age, they become more sentimental, and he is most moved by the memories of the Suiyue. Now, thinking back, even his voice choked with emotion.
Looking at the scene before him, Xiao Yan couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion. He wondered if, many years later, his children would come to this turbulent continent. If they did, where would he be then, and how would he greet them?
Everything is still uncertain; let's leave the future to tomorrow.
" Xiao Xuan, have you encountered any force called ' Ghost Hall ' on your journey?"
Just then, a single sentence from the Ancestor Fen Tian instantly pulled Xiao Yan and the other person back to their senses, and their expressions changed accordingly.
"What, you've had contact with them too, senior?"
"Hmm, it seems you are also familiar with the Ghost Hall. From my observation, this ' Ghost Hall ' is in fact the Hun Clan."
Seeing the expressions on Xiao Yan and the other person's faces, the Ancestor Fen Tian slowly nodded. The two had already agreed on this, but what the Ancestor Fen Tian said next shocked them once again.
" Xiao Xuan, do you know that your father, Xiao Yao, died at the hands of the Ghost Hall!"
The slightly gloomy words struck the two like a bolt from the blue, freezing all their thoughts in an instant, even their heartbeats seemed to stop for a moment, followed by shock and anger.
They never imagined that Xiao Yan wasn't the only one persecuted by the Ghost Hall; even the ancestors of the Xiao Clan had been killed by the Ghost Hall. Whether it was the events of the past or the events of the present, they had clearly told Xiao Yan the Ghost Hall had formed an irreconcilable enmity with his Xiao Clan a thousand years ago!
From this day forward, anyone who encounters the Ghost Hall must be eliminated!
Beneath his sleeves, his fists slowly clenched, and at the same time, a murderous resolve resounded in his heart.
Then, the Ancestor Fen Tian recounted the events of that year to the two people before him. Although time had passed, the old man remembered the events vividly. The two people listening were astonished and couldn't understand the root cause of all that had happened.
It wasn't until Xiao Yan remembered something he kept in his Storage Ring that his thoughts were stirred once more.