Pang Ruyuan led Pang Yi over to the chairs opposite Huang Xiao and his two companions and sat down.
Huang Xiao and the others were now waiting only for Pang Ji and Shi Hen. With those two yet to arrive, the match naturally could not begin.
"Brother Wei, I won't keep you company here any longer. Lord Shi should be arriving soon." After keeping the two company for a while, Zhu Xing E left.
Huang Xiao and Pang Yi traded looks across the distance, and Wei Yidao and Pang Ruyuan did much the same.
Neither side caused any commotion, however. They simply waited quietly in their places for Pang Ji and Shi Hen to arrive.
Only half an hour later did Shi Hen appear at the Martial Arts Arena.
He was not alone, however. An old man stood beside him.
At the sight of the two, all the elders rose to their feet, even those of the God-Burying Hall's faction.
"The Supreme Elder?" Huang Xiao asked quietly.
"The Grand Elder of the Inner Hall," Wei Yidao explained.
Huang Xiao realized it was him. Previously, he had only heard of Pang Tiangang, the Grand Elder of the Inner Hall. This time, he finally saw the man himself.
Watching Shi Hen and Pang Tiangang head toward the High Platform, Huang Xiao recalled the three chairs on it. He finally understood: those chairs had been prepared for Pang Ji, Shi Hen, and Pang Tiangang.
It seems the Ten Thousand Demons Hall has declined within the Demon Hall. None of the Demon Hall's top three belongs to it. If Senior Shi weren't still propping things up, the Demon Hall really would bear the Pang surname, Huang thought.
After the two ascended the High Platform, Shi Hen quite naturally took the seat on the left,