After leaving the Heavenly Qilin Pawnshop, Huang Xiao thought it over and decided to visit the Six Gates after all. Whatever happened, he still had to notify the Six Gates that he was alive. As for what would happen in six months, he could not worry about that now. Having an identity within the Six Gates was very useful to him at present; at the very least, he could draw on its influence. Although Poison God Valley held an exalted position and inspired wariness among those in the Jianghu, few of its disciples ventured into the Jianghu, so Huang Xiao could not obtain much help from it for the time being.
"Brother Huang?" Just as Huang Xiao reached the entrance to the Six Gates Branch, a young man happened to emerge. He looked at Huang Xiao with a questioning expression.
Huang Xiao looked over, and a smile rose to his face. "Brother Dugu! I never expected to run into you here. What a coincidence."
Dugu Sheng looked Huang Xiao up and down for a good while before smiling. "It really is you. I almost didn't recognize you. We haven't seen each other for two years, and the speed of your progress is startling."
Huang Xiao had not expected Dugu Sheng to still recognize him. Although they had met twice and drunk together, he had been nothing more than an unranked nobody back then, someone likely to be forgotten soon after meeting. Yet, unexpectedly, Dugu Sheng still recognized him after two years, which rather surprised Huang Xiao.
"I found a good master and sect!" Huang Xiao said with a smile. His mindset as he faced Dugu Sheng now was completely different from two years ago.
He knew that his present strength was certainly still no match for Dugu Sheng's, but he