Lou Feishang pondered for a moment, then grinned. "Very well. I can help you deal with that brat."
Delight spread across Chao Jue's face, and he seemed to let out a long sigh of relief.
But then he heard Lou Feishang ask, "I really would like to join forces with that brat. I'd probably have a better chance against Pang Yi with him than with you."
Chao Jue's expression changed at those words.
Noticing the change in his expression, Lou Feishang laughed again. "Relax, I was only saying. I don't know him at all, and I don't understand anything about him either. How could I casually agree to join forces with him?"
Only then did Chao Jue's expression ease somewhat.
"But I am rather curious. Just what connection does that brat have to your Heavenly Demon Hall? I don't want to get dragged into your hall's disputes for no reason. He possesses the Heavenly Demon Skill and the Heavenly Demon Demon Saber Techniques, and he's attained such mastery of them. It's hard to believe he has no connection to your Heavenly Demon Hall." Before Chao Jue could speak, Lou Feishang voiced his lingering doubts.
"Rest assured, that brat got those cultivation methods from who knows where. He definitely has no connection to the Heavenly Demon Hall," Chao Jue hastily assured him.
At this point, even if Huang Xiao did have a connection to the Heavenly Demon Hall, he would have denied it.
This was all for his own benefit. Besides, he truly knew nothing of anyone named Huang Xiao. Not only him-the Deputy Hall Masters clearly knew nothing of him either. As for whether anyone higher up knew, he had no way of knowing.
So even if that brat really did have some connection to the Heavenly Demon Hall, it