"Fellow Daoist Gu Yue."
On the Floating Luo Fan, Yu Hongyi's mind jolted. He forced himself to remain calm and offered a greeting.
One moment, he had been thinking about Gu Yue's decline and the clan's greater situation; the next, Gu Yuezhong's escaping light had appeared before his eyes.
The feeling truly left him a bit caught off guard.
If not for his excellent self-cultivation, this moment might have thrown his mind into disorder and revealed a flaw.
"Fellow Daoist Yu is here because you intend to head to Wentian City?"
Gu Yuezhong's expression was calm, giving no sign of joy or anger. In his words there were not many pleasantries, nor was there any estrangement.
Clearly, the two had known each other for quite some time, and their relationship was fairly familiar.
"Exactly. A grand gathering like this is rarely seen in a hundred years. I, Yu, also wished to join in the excitement."
Gu Yuezhong nodded lightly and said nothing more.
"Fellow Daoist Gu Yue, I heard..."
Yu Hongyi hesitated as he spoke. The Gu Yue Clan's Great Cultivator had fallen; this matter was known throughout the world. Now that he was meeting Gu Yuezhong face-to-face, regardless of his own thoughts, both sentiment and reason dictated that he should show some concern.
Only, though that was the case, when his thoughts reached that point, he suddenly did not know how to begin.
But Gu Yuezhong had clearly not come especially to hear such words from him. He did not pick up Yu Hongyi's unfinished line, only let dark moons rise within his eyes and said calmly, "As for this Netherworld Secret Realm, I wonder if Brother Yu has any interest?"
Gu Yuezhong's deft change in address was keenly perceived by Yu Hongyi. With how well he understood Gu