A flicker of surprise flashed through Xue Tieyi's eyes, followed at once by two sharp gleams.
Master Lan had truly been exceedingly cautious. At the very beginning, even when she had told him in private, she had said it would require four years.
That included the time Li Yan had originally spent cultivating here, yet only a little over three years had passed now. He had already delayed things as much as possible.
After Master Lan spoke earlier, she had actually extended the plan by another year. Xue Tieyi had thought that the time Master Lan had bought last time was still not enough.
Yet he had felt helpless inside and said nothing at the time. Who would have thought that the moment everyone else left, Master Lan's tone would take a sharp turn downward, leaving him greatly astonished and surprised.
Xue Tieyi did not know that while Master Lan was urging Li Yan on one side, she was asking him to delay for as long as possible on the other.
By doing so, she was ensuring as much as possible that Li Yan had sufficient time to make use of, while squeezing Xue Tieyi's abilities dry on the other side.
"Enough! I'll go call Tang Feng. After all, he has been concerned about that Supreme Elder Tang for far too long!"
Master Lan walked toward the hall doors.
A bitter smile immediately appeared on Xue Tieyi's face.
In everyone else's eyes, only he and Elder Lan knew of this plan.
How could others know that he was merely lending his name to it? Yet Xue Tieyi was not dissatisfied with this in the slightest.
He was powerful, but surely every matter of an entire sect could not be piled onto his shoulders alone.
If that were the case, he