Even though he wished for nothing more than to kill Huang Long and the others, Feng Yanshan’s expression didn’t change on the surface.

Especially when he heard that Chen Xi had passed the inner court exam while taking the first position in it, the smile on his face became even warmer like a daisy that bloomed wildly beneath the raging wind.

Chen Xi couldn’t help but frown when he saw this, and he said, “Immortal Monarch Feng, I’ll get straight to the point. I only want an explanation, and if I’m dissatisfied by it, then I’ll give you one instead.”

Feng Yanshan’s heart jerked when he heard such direct words, yet he sighed instead and said, “Little Brother Chen Xi, to tell you the truth, I’ve always lived in seclusion and shut myself from the outside world, whereas the Soulsmelt Mining Area has always been managed by my subordinate, Huang Long. If I knew all of this earlier, how could I have dared to detain your Master here?”

He was telling the truth. At any rate, Feng Yanshan was the Monarch of a continent that possessed monstrous authority, so how could he have placed his attention on an unimportant place like the Soulsmelt Mining Area?

But Chen Xi wasn’t satisfied, and he said directly, “Since it’s like this, then please continue staying out of these matters...