"We know Hu Xi has been cultivating in seclusion all this time, but you're an Enlightenment Realm expert of the Demon Spirit Sect, after all. If you wanted to see him, surely he wouldn't turn you away?" Huang Xiao said, his brows furrowing slightly.
"Apart from his elder brother, Hu Wei, he's barely seen anyone over the years, so... I really can't be sure," He Fu said. "I'm telling the truth, not trying to make excuses."
"So there's no way?" Demon Phoenix said flatly.
Hearing Demon Phoenix's voice, He Fu could not help feeling a surge of fear.
To him, this strange phoenix was even more vicious than the man before him and was not to be provoked, lest a single disagreement lead to more torment.
"No... no, let me think. Let me think this through," He Fu said, hurriedly waving his hands.
Demon Phoenix snorted coldly but did not strike He Fu for the moment.
After a little under a quarter of an hour, He Fu finally said, "To see Hu Xi, we'll probably need his elder brother Hu Wei's help. I was on good terms with Hu Wei, but unfortunately, he isn't at the Demon Spirit Sect right now. I... I really can't think of anything else that would draw Hu Xi's attention."
Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix exchanged a glance, both knowing that He Fu was not lying to them.
If he really had a way, he should have told them long ago. Otherwise, he would risk being tormented by the two of them.
"You're on good terms with Hu Wei?" Huang Xiao said with a mocking smile. "You really are something, then. Selling out your friends is your specialty, is it?"
"Huh?" He Fu stared at Huang Xiao in surprise. "Why would you say that?"
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