"What?" The disciple caught the Jade Pendant He Fu tossed him, then heard his words and started in shock.
Of course he knew Hu Xi's elder brother, Hu Wei. He was an Enlightenment Realm expert, and one of the few people allowed into the Mountain Valley.
Now that he heard of Hu Wei's death, he could hardly conceal the shock on his face.
"Why aren't you going?" He Fu said coldly.
"Yes. Please wait a moment, Lord He." The disciple bowed, then hurriedly turned and ran deeper into the Mountain Valley.
He also knew this was no small matter. Lord Hu valued his elder brother greatly. Now that Hu Wei was dead, he had to report it.
Once the disciple had left, He Fu turned to Huang Xiao with a hint of inquiry in his eyes.
Huang Xiao glanced at him and said quietly, "I'm just an ordinary disciple now. Do as we agreed."
Hearing this, He Fu stopped looking at Huang Xiao.
He was now an Enlightenment Realm expert of the Demon Spirit Sect. He had to maintain an expert's bearing rather than look like someone under threat.
The disciple soon returned.
"Lord Hu invites you in!"
He Fu nodded slightly, then followed the disciple into the Mountain Valley.
As Huang Xiao entered, he kept carefully observing the guards around them.
This was probably the outer perimeter. Most were Half-Step Martial Realm disciples, with relatively few in the Void Martial Realm.
But as they went deeper, the disciples guarding the place grew stronger.
Most were in the Void Martial Realm, though there were not many Martial Realm experts.
The formations are rather mediocre. Besides examining the surrounding guards, Huang Xiao also carefully observed the formations around them.
Along the way, Huang Xiao detected few formations, and most were quite