Hearing Chen Muxue's words, Huo Lian was stunned not just once, but twice.
In fact, when assessing the importance of something, people will subconsciously insert themselves into the situation. His good relationship with the Second Prince, along with various intertwined interests, made the Crown Prince very important to him.
Even from Chen Muxue's perspective, Huo Lian would prioritize Chen Muxue's identity as a cultivator, because almost all cultivators regard their identity as extremely important. For cultivators, matters involving the Demon Clan, like the black qi, shouldn't they be of utmost priority?
Moreover, Huo Lian did not expect Chen Muxue to be interested in the Elixir sold by the Huo Family. He always thought Chen Muxue was someone who lived hedonistically and was quite indifferent to external affairs... but this coincides with her level of concern towards the black qi.
