However, after Zuo Qiudan gradually heard certain matters and verified them against the reasons he had roughly guessed, he too found it exceedingly strange. If not for the other party addressing Li Yan as "benefactor," he would have thought his own deductions were wrong.
These four clans were immensely powerful. Together, they had quite a few Void Refinement Realm cultivators, and even several old monsters of the Body Integration Realm.
Even with such a formidable lineup, they acted as though they were cautiously evading a powerful enemy. What ability could Li Yan, a mere Void Refinement Realm cultivator, possibly have to help four clans?
Yet in the end, all this merely became Zuo Qiudan's doubt. Both sides deliberately avoided discussing certain matters...
In the morning sky, seeing Zuo Qiudan look toward the two of them, Ming Qi spoke.
"Fellow Daoist Zuo, once we part here, who knows when we will meet again? If our four clans manage to settle down, we will send word to that sect.
"If you are still there at that time, you may come as a guest. And if our benefactor contacts you in the future, please convey our gratitude to him on behalf of our four clans!"
Over these years, they had also failed to learn the gray-robed elder's origins from Zuo Qiudan. They could only continue addressing Li Yan as "benefactor"!
Based solely on the words they had spoken when they first found him, Zuo Qiudan had deduced, just as Li Yan had guessed, that these people seeking him did not know Li Yan's appearance or even his name.
This left him even more puzzled afterward. What exactly was Li Yan's relationship with these four clans? These four clans seemed unfamiliar with Li Yan as well, so why would Li Yan lend them a