After waiting to one side until Huang Ban had finished handling the urgent report, Xuan Yao asked again, "I heard the people of Peerless Sacred Land detained the people from the other seven sects. Is the commotion related to this matter?"
Huang Ban shook his head. "It cannot be called detention; they are under protection. Before Niu Youdao's incident, the people from the eight sects should have been together. No one knows what they did, but it seems they were with Lü Wushuang. After these people returned, they immediately received full protection from Peerless Sacred Land. Only Niu Youdao failed to return for a long time, and who would have thought he would be assassinated and killed!"
Xuan Yao was greatly startled. "Niu Youdao and the others were with Lü Wushuang before? What were they doing together?" This was completely beyond his expectations, and he could not quite make sense of it. How had they ended up with Lü Wushuang?
Huang Ban said, "I would also like to know what they did together that has made them act as if they are facing a great enemy. I went to ask, but the people of the seven sects refused to reveal a single word. They said that without a Sacred Venerable's permission, they dared not divulge it."
The uncertainty and suspicion in Xuan Yao's eyes would not fade as he stood there, turning the matter over in his mind.
Huang Ban pondered for a while as well, then suddenly sighed. "Brother Xuan, anything that could make Lü Wushuang personally involve herself is likely no small matter. If Niu Youdao's death is connected to it, then his death will probably not be allowed to pass so easily! When a Sacred Venerable flies into a rage, blood flows into rivers. It is very