"Chu Feng?"
"You're saying that Chu Feng rescued his grandmother and took her away?"
The mother of the Ye Clan's Patriarch looked toward the Guest Elder.
The father of the Ye Clan's Patriarch, as well as the Patriarch himself, found it hard to believe.
In their eyes, the one who had just entered was the Ninth Young Master — that much was certain.
Chu Feng?
They hadn't seen Chu Feng at all.
"Chu Feng is a genius Spirit World Master. With his barrier techniques, controlling the Ninth Young Master wouldn't be difficult for him."
"Though I have to admit, even I didn't expect that he could rescue his grandmother without damaging my treasure even slightly."
The Guest Elder opened his palm, and the crystal-coffin-like object shrank and dropped into his hand.
Then he looked at the Ye Immortal Clan's Patriarch. "Patriarch, I apologize."
"Why would you say that?" the Ye Immortal Clan's Patriarch asked, confused.
"I suggested luring Chu Feng here because he truly possesses many valuable things. I believed that acquiring them would surely strengthen the Ye Immortal Clan."
"But I underestimated Chu Feng's methods. He managed to rescue his grandmother with such ease."
"Chu Feng is not someone who lets himself suffer a loss. As a result, the Ye Immortal Clan has gained nothing and has instead earned the enmity of a formidable enemy in Chu Feng."
"I… am truly ashamed," the Guest Elder said.
"Guest Elder, are you absolutely certain it was Chu Feng?"
"Could it be that Chu Feng's grandmother suddenly awakened and left on her own, taking my Ninth Brother hostage in the process?"
The Ye Immortal Clan's Patriarch still found it hard to believe that what had just transpired was Chu Feng's doing.
"From what I know, Chu Feng's grandmother is deranged. Wherever she goes, if anyone tries to obstruct her, she will attack."
"Had his grandmother awakened, she wouldn't have simply left like that — she would have struck out directly. She already has the means to come and go as she pleases, so why would she have spared us?"
"Therefore, it must have been Chu Feng."
"It must have been Chu Feng who controlled the Ninth Young Master. Otherwise, why would he have ignored you when you spoke to him?"
"Because his objective was solely to rescue his grandmother," the Guest Elder said.
Hearing this, the Ye Immortal Clan's Patriarch and his parents all found it quite convincing.
Now that they thought about it, the Ninth Young Master had indeed been acting strangely.
"If it really was Chu Feng, doesn't that mean Chu Feng is in this world?"
"Otherwise, how could he have arrived so quickly?"
the Ye Immortal Clan's Patriarch said.
He understood the technique that blanketed the void better than anyone.
At the moment of activation, it could indeed cover the entire world, but expanding it required time.
They hadn't activated this technique for very long. For Chu Feng to have arrived so quickly, he must have already been in this world.
"Chu Feng has been searching for the whereabouts of his grandmother. Someone at the ruins reported seeing his grandmother in this world, so it's not surprising he found his way here," the Guest Elder said.
"If that's the case, then it truly was Chu Feng."
"No matter. If anything, this means there's nothing to fear."
"Think about it — this Chu Feng has such abilities, yet he only used them to flee. What does that tell you?" the Ye Immortal Clan's Patriarch said.
"What does it tell us?" the Guest Elder asked.
"It tells us that Chu Feng is terrified of us and doesn't dare to confront us head-on," the Ye Immortal Clan's Patriarch said.
"The Patriarch speaks wisely," the Guest Elder agreed.
"Patriarch, Supreme Elder, this subordinate has returned."
Just then, an elder's voice came from outside the hall, and there was a note of excitement in his tone.
Hearing the voice, the Patriarch and his parents immediately walked out. The Guest Elder followed behind them.
The one who had arrived was a white-haired elder of extraordinary standing within the Ye Immortal Clan.
He had previously been assigned an extremely important mission.
"You found them?" the Ye Clan Patriarch asked.