"Of course it's true," Huang Xiao said with a smile. "What I mean is, the reason he could evade pursuit so quickly and bypass all the blockades the Heavenly Evil Sect set up is that someone has been helping him in secret."
"What?" Li Chaoxun, Zhangsun Youyue, and Song Gang were all greatly startled.
"Are you joking? What an absurd joke. Who would help Liu Chongming?" Li Chaoxun stared at Huang Xiao and asked in disbelief.
Who could help Liu Chongming?
If whoever was helping Liu Chongming had such means, they could probably seize the Jade Slip from him too. It was most likely the Old Fools making a move.
"I'm not joking," Huang Xiao replied.
"Who is it, then?" Li Chaoxun asked.
"I'm not quite sure who exactly. But such a person does exist, or perhaps a group of people. They probably don't want things to go smoothly for the Heavenly Evil Sect either, or perhaps they have some other purpose," Huang Xiao said with a smile.
Li Chaoxun pondered for a moment. "The Heavenly Evil Sect certainly has plenty of enemies, but everyone agreed that experts beyond the Void Martial Realm weren't allowed to take part in this contest. Who would dare openly break the rules? And what other purpose could they have?"
"For now, few people would openly break the rules. But what if they're from the Heavenly Evil Sect itself? What if they're secretly opening gaps in the defenses to let Liu Chongming pass through unhindered?" Huang Xiao asked in return.
That question brought considerable understanding to Li Chaoxun and the others.
Naturally, they knew about the Heavenly Evil Sect's Four Great Families, and knew that each had its own thoughts.
Even though the Kong and Chen Families had joined forces, that did not mean they