After saying this to Peng Ku, Yue Cheng turned to Chao Jue and said, "You must work hard yourself. You fall short of Pang Yi now, but that doesn't mean you have no chance at all. At the very least, though, you must let the Hall Master see that you still have potential. Otherwise, no one can help you."
"Yes, Elder. I certainly won't disappoint the Hall Master or you," Chao Jue said hurriedly.
Yue Cheng nodded slightly. "I am not important. The Hall Master is what matters."
"Yes!" Chao Jue answered again.
"Elder, that boy surnamed Huang is clearly taking part in the Ranking Contest. What should Young Master Chao do if he encounters him then?" Peng Ku asked for instructions.
"Decide for yourself," Yue Cheng said, casting an expressionless glance at Chao Jue.
Peng Ku's heart gave a jolt. Elder Yue had sounded fairly amiable just now, yet his expression had suddenly changed again. These old fellows' tempers were truly impossible to fathom, Peng Ku couldn't help grumbling inwardly.
Then he saw Yue Cheng wave him away, so he and Chao Jue bowed and withdrew from the room.
After leaving the room, Peng Ku and Chao Jue went to another room some distance away.
Once he was certain their words would not carry outside, Chao Jue's expression grew grave. He asked Peng Ku, "Deputy Hall Master Peng, what do you think the Elder meant by that last remark? Decide for myself?"
Peng Ku thought for a moment, then said, "I can't really judge that either. Perhaps you can only act as the circumstances dictate during the Ranking Contest, Young Master Chao."
Chao Jue fell silent for a moment. Faced with Huang Xiao's strength, there was nothing he could do. Rather than telling him to act as circumstances dictated,