Xiang Yuan hadn't meant anything else by that. He wasn't curious about the friendless part, nor did he intend to have Xiao He launch into a tens-of-thousands-of-words realistic description centered on the details. He genuinely hadn't understood.
What did it mean that Xu Jixian was living in the City Lord's Manor, maybe on top, maybe in back? If it meant exactly what it sounded like, then, like Xiao He, he simply could not accept such an absurd reality.
Unless he saw it with his own eyes!
The two stared wide-eyed at each other inside the room. Xiang Yuan didn't believe it, and neither did Xiao He. Shrugging, he said, "Brother Yuan, stop glaring at me. I only got here yesterday. Just like you, I still haven't figured out what's going on. I only saw the mark Brother Xu left behind."
Xiao He explained the current situation. Using an identity provided by the Grand Elder's informant, he had infiltrated Cloud Battle City and become a distinguished guest representing the Grand Elder.
Logically, the Five Poisons Cult was in the midst of internal strife. Upon learning that a direct disciple of one of the Grand Elders had arrived, the cult leader's wife should have come out to receive a guest—ptui, come out to welcome a guest...
That didn't seem right either.
In any case, no matter how busy Ana Heiyan was, she ought to have made time to meet Xiao He. Even chatting for ten bucks' worth would have been fine.
Yet she had not. She had only sent a maid to meet Xiao He. The maid conveyed her apologies, saying that Ana Heiyan was occupied with important matters and in secluded cultivation, diligently practicing a divine art. She truly could not spare the time to meet him, but would host a