"In short, some miscellaneous things had infiltrated the Spirit Palace. When we opened a small secret realm, I discovered that Gray Mist Man."
"Thankfully, it was constrained by the rules of the small world and didn't dare act recklessly. It was probably afraid we'd both end up badly wounded, so I captured it instead."
"That's basically it."
Xu Xiaoshou spoke helplessly.
Shouye was too persistent. He really intended to skip the banquet just to get to the bottom of this.
But Fu Xing wore a troubled expression, and Xu Xiaoshou clearly had no interest in playing along with him any longer.
"What about the specifics?"
Shouye pressed him. "I need to know the details—what exactly it has become."
The old man looked exceedingly anxious, and Xu Xiaoshou was secretly delighted.
Want to know that badly? Then I'm definitely not telling you! In the past, Xu Xiaoshou had not understood the value of Ghost Beasts. But as his understanding gradually deepened, he had come to realize just how precious his firsthand intelligence from fighting Gray Mist Man was.
How could he possibly lay it all out?
Especially before an old man who might erupt and hurt someone at any moment...
On the contrary, as long as he held something back, Shouye would definitely not dare make a move against him!
And perhaps that old man would never be able to dig out his connection with Ghost Beasts again.
"We can talk about the details another day."
Xu Xiaoshou waved his hand, patting Fu Xing's shoulder to signal that he need not worry. "Come on, let's attend the banquet first."
Shouye was so furious that his beard bristled and his eyes bulged.
Yet when facing this junior, he truly could no longer muster much hostility.
After so many years, how much had