This time, Huo Hai was in no great hurry after setting out. He only needed to conceal himself along the way. He traveled on in black robes, a style that was popular everywhere.
It was the same in the Central Domain and the regions beyond, and no one knew just how long these robes had been in fashion. "Hey, have you heard? There's a guy called Huo Hai who has all sorts of treasures." As Huo Hai passed through a city, he suddenly heard people discussing his name and slowed his steps.
This was probably Mu Yuan's handiwork. Yin Ling had already warned him about it. The news could not have spread this fast without someone pushing it from behind the scenes. This place was already very far from where the incident had happened.
"Of course I've heard. Isn't he the one who sold a lot of materials from the Evil Dragon, and supposedly still has things like a Saint-Grade Giantwood Tree Heart? Isn't he someone we're not supposed to touch? Why bring him up all of a sudden?"
Those reports had spread quickly too. The Spirit Venerables and Spirit Emperors back then had come from many different places, so it was hardly unbelievable that they could spread the news so fast.
Neither of the two speakers had much cultivation. They were merely Spirit Emperors approaching the peak. How could people like them easily learn what went on within Spirit Venerable circles? Huo Hai stayed off to one side. No one was paying attention to him anyway, and he wanted to know exactly what situation he was in now, and just how Mu Yuan intended to deal with him.
"Haha, your news is already out of date. You know I have a friend working as a servant in the Giantwood