"Brother Ling, how did you shake off Yao Qiu?" Zhangsun Youyue asked.
"Miss, we should hurry on. That old man might still catch up." Before Huang Xiao could answer, Xiao Qing recalled Yao Qiu's strength and spoke urgently.
She knew now that the old man was a Void Martial Realm expert. If he caught up with them again, they would be in some trouble.
Perhaps he would not kill her mistress, but he belonged to the Heavenly Demon Hall and would help Chao Jue. That would bode ill for her mistress.
Her mistress was not afraid of Chao Jue, only that he might draw on Yao Qiu's strength.
"It's all right now. He won't be catching up," Huang Xiao answered.
"Oh? Are you that certain, Brother Ling?" Zhangsun Youyue asked curiously. "He is a Void Martial Realm expert, after all. If someone like him wanted to track us, we might not actually be able to shake him off. It might take him longer, but he would still have ways."
"Just trust me." Huang Xiao smiled faintly. "But Miss Xiao Qing is right, too. We should hurry. Chao Jue has appeared, so the Heavenly Demon Hall's people should be nearby as well. Running into them would be disastrous. We had better get to Imperial City quickly."
Zhangsun Youyue stared at Huang Xiao for a long while before a trace of surprise suddenly appeared on her face.
A guess had formed in her mind, one even she found rather hard to believe.
"He's dead?" Zhangsun Youyue asked again.
Huang Xiao froze briefly. He had not expected Zhangsun Youyue to guess so quickly.
After seeing Huang Xiao's expression, Zhangsun Youyue could more or less confirm her guess.
"You killed him?" Zhangsun Youyue asked, her wide eyes fixed on Huang Xiao.
"Killed who?" Xiao