"What's wrong?" Nether Son came over, draped an arm around Hua Yunfei's shoulder, and asked with a grin, "It's been a while. Did you miss me?"
Hua Yunfei pulled his gaze back and looked at Nether Son strangely. "It's been a while since we last met, and I've noticed you've changed."
Nether Son ran his left hand through his sleek black hair, looking utterly pleased with himself. "I know I've gotten more handsome. Wanji said so too."
Hua Yunfei shook his head. "You've gotten more flirtatious."
"Hey!" Nether Son glared, offended. Who was he calling flirtatious? He was plenty manly, okay?
Hua Yunfei chuckled and quickly changed the subject. "Any leads on the matter I asked you to look into?"
Before the Immortal Emperor War began, he had asked Nether Son to help search for the whereabouts of the Heavenly Emperor's junior fellow disciple in the Dark World—that is, Jia Duobao.
According to the old man, Jia Duobao had disappeared after entering the Dark World all those years ago. He had been searching for a way to grow stronger, hoping to cast off his own weakness so he could be of help to the Heavenly Emperor.
Nether Son shrugged, his expression helpless. "Don't say I've been slacking off, brother. I've searched for quite a while, but I really haven't found any leads."
Hua Yunfei could understand.
The Dark World was vast. If Jia Duobao was hiding in some remote place, it was only natural that they might not find him in a short time.
Nether Son said, "I'm ready to ask my master for help."
He hadn't wanted to bother the Nether Lord. If he went to him over every little thing, he'd probably incur the Nether Lord's displeasure and end up with a beating.
The Nether Lord's moods were