"Take those five away and keep a close watch on them! Have Xuan Yao come see me." Ding Wei waved a hand.
"Yes!" Huang Ban accepted the order and left with the five men.
Ding Wei stood alone amid the mountains beneath the night sky, as still as the surrounding forest while waves churned endlessly within his heart.
After waiting for a while, Huang Ban returned, bringing Xuan Yao with him.
Seeing Ding Wei, Xuan Yao glanced around and quietly asked Huang Ban, "Why has Mister summoned us here in the middle of the night?"
Huang Ban raised a hand in indication without saying much, signaling for him to ask Ding Wei himself.
After arriving beside Ding Wei, Huang Ban voluntarily stepped aside. Xuan Yao bowed. "Mister!"
Just as before when receiving people, Ding Wei said nothing. After waiting a while, Xuan Yao gradually felt the pressure mounting.
After all, they had been together for years and knew each other fairly well. Whenever Ding Wei reacted like this, something bad was bound to have happened.
Xuan Yao tried not to let his breathing grow heavy. After waiting a little longer and finding no clue on Huang Ban's face, he finally clasped his hands and asked, "Does Mister have some instruction for me?"
With his back to him, Ding Wei said, "Xuan Yao, are you hiding something from me?"
Xuan Yao's mouth went dry. He cautiously asked, "What does Mister mean?"
"Mean?" Ding Wei said. "It seems you have quite a few things hidden from me."
Xuan Yao hurriedly defended himself. "Mister has misunderstood. This subordinate does not know what Mister is asking about."
Ding Wei slowly turned around and stared straight into his eyes. "Xuan Yao, how many years have you been with me?"
"More than thirty years."
"Over thirty