Now that this matter had even alerted the Hall Master, neither he nor Yin Huju dared neglect it in the slightest.
Thus, Yin Huju had gone ahead to Chaotic Province to verify it in person, while he had set out a little later and come to the Imperial City.
After the battle at Mist Mountain, they had temporarily lost track of Huang Xiao. Even though the hall had intensified its search for him, they had still found nothing.
With the Imperial Province Ranking Contest approaching, and Chao Jue and the other young experts of the Demon Hall coming to the Imperial City as well, Yue Cheng had come too.
He thought that the boy might come for such a major event.
Sure enough, just as he had expected, the boy had appeared.
And this time, he had appeared in such a conspicuous fashion that, compared with how they had been unable to find any trace of him before, he seemed like a completely different person.
"What those people from the God-Burying Hall said should be true. They didn't deceive us, at least," Yin Huju said.
"Can you establish that boy's background? The origins of his cultivation method?" Yue Cheng asked.
Yin Huju shook his head. "His background is unclear. The boy first appeared on Mist Mountain, a little over half a year ago. Before that, we can find absolutely nothing about him. It's as though he appeared out of thin air. It's quite inconceivable."
"Oh? It seems this boy really is rather mysterious. Only half a year's worth of information." Yue Cheng looked at Yin Huju with some surprise and uncertainty.
"A disciple of the God-Burying Hall once fought this boy on Mist Mountain and suffered a minor setback. Judging by the timing, he should have been the first to