"Fu Ye!"
"Get out here!" Hu Du shouted loudly before he was even anywhere near the door.
"Hehe, I was wondering who dared to shout at the person in charge's door. So it's you, Hu Du, you old bastard." A haggard middle-aged man emerged from inside and spoke to Hu Du, his tone carrying a clear trace of mockery.
The middle-aged man knew that Hu Du and the chief person in charge here were fellow disciples.
"Move aside!" Hu Du clearly paid no attention to the middle-aged man's mockery and spoke to the person blocking his way.
"Oh? Why did you old bastard come back last this time? The people we received all finished their testing yesterday. Only your batch is left," the haggard middle-aged man said.
The middle-aged man blocking the doorway was named Shen Yue. He was also an envoy responsible for receiving people from other regions of the Xuan Ling Continent. However, during previous reception duties, he had clashed with Hu Du and been taught a lesson by him, losing face in the process. Thus, he opposed Hu Du at every turn.
After all, Hu Du was a Peak Five-star Dou Di, while Shen Yue was only a mid-stage Five-star Dou Di. He was naturally a notch beneath Hu Du.
"Easy for you to say when you're standing there." Hu Du was sharp-eyed. Seeing how calm Shen Yue was, he gave it some thought and figured that, given the chief's temperament, Shen Yue definitely would not have been told about the disappearances. He calmed himself and replied blandly.
"The borderlands of the Xuan Ling Continent are nothing but backwater places. What gifted talents could possibly come from there? Looks like you made this trip for nothing," Shen Yue said with a false smile.
The moment Shen Yue