"Wh-where am I?"
He Xu opened his eyes in a daze. Flowering trees spread thick above him, their fragrance filling his nose.
Am I in Huang Tian's Qinghui Garden?
He froze, then sat up and turned his head. A cold-faced young man stood nearby.
That's not Huang Tian!
His heart lurched, and a terrible premonition seized him.
"He Xu?" Xue Ting's voice was flat. "I recall you lived with Huang Tian for more than ten days?"
He Xu's mind raced. Why had this man brought him here, and why was he asking about Huang Tian? He answered cautiously, "This humble one did live with him for ten days."
"During that time, did you notice anything unusual about him?"
"Unusual?"
He Xu paused to think. "No... I don't think so. He trained hard every day, but apart from his excellent Root Bone and comprehension, I saw nothing unusual."
"Not a single strange move?"
"I don't think... so."
The more the young man probed, the deeper He Xu's unease grew. This man clearly wasn't on Huang Tian's side, and he looked like no one to trifle with.
Xue Ting pressed on. "Did he ever secretly eat anything behind your backs? Or carry some peculiar object?"
"No... I never saw anything like that."
Xue Ting fixed him with an icy stare. "You're not lying to me?!"
He Xu trembled. "I-I wouldn't dare!"
He knew better than to offend the man before him. If this man could abduct him without anyone noticing, he could kill him just as quietly!
Xue Ting frowned and studied He Xu. The man was visibly frightened; he was probably telling the truth.
Could Huang Tian really have found no secret treasure? Xue Ting wondered.
Throughout the Five Directions World's history, many people had found treasures left by their predecessors,