The guard's words left Huang Xiao dumbfounded, stunned beyond belief.
Even Elder Liu was bewildered. He had never expected anything like this to happen.
He had just told Huang Xiao that such a thing was impossible. Yin Huju and Yue Cheng had not been here long, and by rights, they should not have been eligible for selection yet.
But who could have imagined that something unexpected would happen after all?
"Damn it! That old bastard Zheng Gu dared to toy with me?" Huang Xiao roared.
Zheng Gu should have mentioned this just now, because once Yin Huju and Yue Cheng entered the Core Forging Area, even Huang Xiao could not get them out.
He could only go to the Hall Master about this. They could not be released without the Hall Master's permission.
If Zheng Gu had explained things directly just now, Huang Xiao would not have needed to come here. He could have gone straight to the Hall Master, and the two of them could have suffered a little less.
"N-no! Young Master, you're wronging Elder Zheng on this count. Elder Zheng never expected the two elders to have just been taken away either. He only discovered it when he went back just now," a guard hurriedly explained. "Elder Zheng submitted the two elders' names some time ago. Normally, the selection process isn't this quick, especially since the two elders haven't been here long. By rights, they were unlikely to be selected."
After thinking over the guard's explanation, Huang Xiao understood.
Clearly, Zheng Gu wanted Yin Huju and Yue Cheng to die sooner. Out here, if he wanted to kill two Martial Realm Regent Elders, he still had to consider how others would react. Normally, he would have to wait a few years before secretly killing them. That way,