Cult Master Tang could not understand what scripture this Eldest Young Master was chanting, but he could understand the strange astonishment on his face. He had been just as astonished at first, and imagined the young master would soon ask the same question he had.
That worried him somewhat. He feared the young master would not dare deliver the letter to Situ Gu, because he himself did not dare either. On some matters, it was easy enough to put yourself in another man's shoes.
He also acknowledged that Young Master Nan was an important figure to his Fengluo Cult. But compared with Situ Gu, who possessed formidable strength of his own and was himself the most powerful connection anyone could have, Young Master Nan's supposedly extensive network seemed rather insubstantial.
Without strength, where would genuine connections come from? As the head of a cult, he understood that much.
Would Young Master Nan's connections really dare take on someone as solidly formidable as Situ Gu?
Yet he had already done his part, and the disciples inside the Divine Fire Domain were still waiting for help from this side.
Sure enough, just as he had expected, Young Master Nan suddenly seemed to wake from a trance. He looked up, raised the letter in his hand, and asked in startled disbelief, "Um, are you certain this letter is meant for Situ Gu?"
Cult Master Tang smiled wryly. It was almost exactly what he had asked the two disciples, with only a word or two changed. He nodded and confirmed in an unequivocal tone, "That's right. It's meant for Situ Gu, an elder of the Heavenforging Sect."
The muscles on one side of Young Master Nan's face still twitched uncontrollably. He looked as though his teeth ached, and could not help swallowing dryly.
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