Inside the secret chamber, Fang Qingyuan was probing Sikong Chen's perspective on the matter. He first needed to ascertain Sikong Chen's true thoughts before he could determine how to proceed.
If Sikong Chen refused to let the matter drop, that would require one course of action. If he simply accepted it as a misunderstanding, that would warrant a different approach. Each side's attitude would shift in response to the other's. Thus, they were currently in a phase of mutual probing.
"According to procedure, when a Golden Core Perfect Cultivator like Yan Nanxing goes to White Mountain to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm, doesn't he sign a contract with your Pavilion Master, Sikong Ji, beforehand? Now, Brother Yan has died without a trace, and all you do is deliver a single sentence, saying nothing more. It's truly disheartening, don't you think?"
In response to Fang Qingyuan's pointed questions, Sikong Chen simply replied calmly:
