"Hmm." Ling Chen nodded. Xu Ruoyan wasn't sure whether he had genuinely listened or was merely giving her a casual response.
Before she could say more, Ling Chen had already squatted down, searching Shentu Yan's body. He then retrieved an ancient-looking token.
"The Void Emperor's Royal Decree!"
Xu Ruoyan recognized the token in Ling Chen's hand. She had seen it before in the Tienzong Ruins, so she still remembered its appearance.
"Correct." Ling Chen nodded. "It is this very Void Emperor's Royal Decree that cost your father his life, and perhaps it is also this that drove Shentu Yan to such madness."
"What?" Xu Ruoyan's pretty face was visibly shaken. So her father, Xu Feihong, had been plotted against by Shentu Yan all because of this token?
