But that didn't mean that Shi Yan was done with them just yet.
Shi Yan said in a calm voice, "Wait, I still have something to talk to you about."
While he had said it in a calm voice, one could clearly hear the slight agitation that was also in his voice. At the same time, there was a firm tone in his voice which showed that he wouldn't accept any excuses at all.
Lin Fan wasn't afraid of Shi Yan because he knew that he would be able to fight him, but there was still the issue of the Hunters Exam.
Shi Yan by all rights was an examiner in the Hunters Exam, who also represented the Hunters Organization to a certain extent. If Lin Fan were to ignore him just like this, there definitely wouldn't be any benefits to this.
However, Lin Fan also had a good idea of what Shi Yan wanted to talk to him about, so he also didn't want to talk to him since he knew what would happen once Shi Yan didn't get the information he wanted.
Still, he had no choice, so he and Mo Ze Chen followed Shi Yan into the house that was above the entrance of the ruins.
Before going in, Shi Yan also turned around and said, "The rest of you, gather your mind and bring out the items that you need to pass."
Without even caring about their response, Shi Yan went right in with Lin Fan and Mo Ze Chen.
Lin Fan had already been here last time when he entered the ruins, but he hadn't looked too closely since he was more focused on the stairs in the ground that led down. Now that he had some time to look around, he found that this place was quite well stocked for a place that was just used as an entrance to the ruins.
Thinking about it, he realized that it made sense since they most likely had people guarding it. Since there was also a building atop the entrance, it didn't make sense not to just use the building as an outpost.
Shi Yan walked over to the table that had been placed there and pulled out one of the chairs to sit down before gesturing at the other chairs in front of him for Lin Fan and Mo Ze Chen to sit down.
Both of them didn't hesitate at all as they sat down and then there was a silence that came over them. During this time, Shi Yan had been carefully looking at them, as if he was searching for something.
Finally Shi Yan was the one who broke the silence as he said, "What did the two of you find down there?"
Both Lin Fan and Mo Ze Chen were silent when they heard this because there were clearly things that they didn't want to say.
When Shi Yan saw this, he tapped his finger on the table and said, "You should know that this place is special to the Hunters Organization and as long as you provide enough information, I'm sure that will help your exam results."
Even after he said this, neither Lin Fan and Mo Ze Chen said a thing still as they just sat there watching him.
Rather, Lin Fan had an interested look as he looked at Shi Yan.
If it was just important for the organization, Shi Yan clearly wouldn't be trying this hard to get the information since that was just the nature of the Hunters Organization. It was a very loose organization and every member was free to do what they wanted as long as it didn't involve the very existence of the organization.
So even if something was important to the organization, most people wouldn't actually be that invested. That was unless they had a personal stake in whatever they were looking for, which was what Shi Yan clearly had right now.
Shi Yan saw that his words weren't working, but he didn't say anything else because he knew that doing this would have more pressure than if he actually said anything.
After all, the backing that he had brought out wasn't a normal backing, it was the Hunters Organization.
This was one of the twelve great factions of the Galactic Humanity Alliance and there was no greater threat than one of these twelve factions since they were ones that ruled this realm. As long as it was someone who lived in this realm, they would know what one of the twelve great factions could do to them, so they would definitely submit.
But that was the thing, Lin Fan didn't seem nervous at all.
In the end, Lin Fan said, "I really don't know what you want, there's nothing I can tell you. It was a normal realm with a normal trial and we were teleported out in the end."
Shi Yan knitted his brows when he heard this and he was about to say something else, but then there was a knock that came from the door. He turned to look at the door which had already been opened and found that it was someone he was familiar with.
Shi Yan was surprised when he saw that person and he couldn't help asking, "Why are you here?"
The person who came in was an old woman. This old woman's face was covered in wrinkles and she was bent over her cane, looking like she would fall down at any moment, but there was also a strange power that came from her that made it feel like she was invincible.
The old woman revealed a kind smile and said, "There was a problem with the transport for the next round, so I came here to give the ones that passed a ride."
Shi Yan knitted his brows even deeper and he took a look at Lin Fan and Mo Ze Chen before saying, "Alright, we were just finishing up here. I'll come and grade the others, then you can be on your way."
Shi Yan stood up and walked past Lin Fan and Mo Ze Chen, but as he was walking past, he didn't forget to say in a voice that only Lin Fan could hear, "This isn't over yet. I'll find you after the exam."
He went past the old woman who was standing at the door and then went out to judge the rest of the examinees who had woken up now.
The old woman looked at Lin Fan and Mo Ze Chen and revealed a smile before turning to walk out without saying a single thing in the end.
Once they were both gone, Mo Ze Chen let out a long sigh of relief.
But when he was about to say something, Lin Fan raised a finger to his lips and shook his head.
There was no guarantee that there wasn't some kind of listening device that was left in this room, so it was better not to say anything right now.
Mo Ze Chen was surprised at first, but he quickly caught onto what Lin Fan meant by this and shut his mouth.
The two of them walked out of the room and stood on the side, waiting for the judging of this second round to end.
At the same time, Lin Fan looked around for the other people who had entered the palace with him.
As his cultivation grew, Lin Fan's memory skills also became better, so he had been able to memorize each of their faces. As he looked around, other than Wang Jian, he couldn't see anyone else that he recognized as having been in the palace with them.
It seemed like other than the three of them, all the other forty seven people had died in that palace…
After receiving the Fragmented Soul Realm Artifacts from all the people who had one, Shi Yan nodded to the old woman. Shi Yan himself just went forward to pick up the Fragmented Soul Realm Artifacts while the old woman waved her hand and said, "Alright, all of you that passed, come with me. As for the rest, there will be someone to pick you up afterwards."
After she said this, there was an airship that suddenly landed right by her, putting down a ramp for them to enter from.
The ones that passed quickly made their way into the airship and there were a few that didn't pass that tried to sneak on, but they were quickly dealt with. Before they could even take a single step onto the airship, there was a pressure that fell onto them and they collapsed before they could take a single step. The only thing they could do was breathe as they were slammed into the ground by the pressure that had fallen onto them.
Lin Fan and Mo Ze Chen made their way onto the airship, but when they passed by the old woman, she said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Xiao Yan is a cruel person who will stop at nothing to get what he wants, you should be careful."
Both Lin Fan and Mo Ze Chen looked at the old woman with surprised looks, but all that met them was a kind smile.
Seeing that, neither of them said a thing and they walked onto the airship.
The old woman waited until everyone was on the airship before walking up the ramp herself. As soon as that ramp was brought back up, the airship didn't even wait another second as it immediately took off.
As she was walking into the interior of the airship, the old woman muttered under her breath, "It seems like the one that old Qiao has his eyes on is a real treasure."