After the elders had left, Liu Tengfan, who had lingered behind, could not help turning to Shi Hen and asking, "Lord Shi, Huang Xiao going over there...?"
"You're worried?" Shi Hen asked.
Before Liu Tengfan could answer, Shi Hen sighed again. "I'm worried too. But thinking it over carefully, there really is no need. The Supreme Elder wouldn't do anything to Huang Xiao at this point. If he really wanted to strike at Huang Xiao, he would have plenty of opportunities."
Liu Tengfan thought that made sense, so he asked, "Then why did he summon Huang Xiao?"
Shi Hen shook his head. "I can't figure it out. We'll know once Huang Xiao returns."
"Lord Shi, then I'll come sit at your place for a while. That way, when Huang Xiao returns, I can find out right away too," Liu Tengfan said.
Shi Hen nodded.
Huang Xiao followed behind Pang Ji, countless thoughts running through his mind.
When he had been specifically named and told to return, Huang Xiao had already prepared himself to face Pang Ji's questions.
But the present situation clearly meant Pang Ji intended to question him alone, which he had not anticipated.
Previously, Huang Xiao had only met Pang Ji in front of everyone else. They had never had any private contact.
Pang Ji clearly would not have paid much attention to a junior like him before, even if he was a Hall Master Candidate.
Now that he had to face this Supreme Elder alone, Huang Xiao still felt somewhat uneasy, because he truly had no idea why Pang Ji had taken him away on his own.
What questions could he not ask in front of those elders?
Huang Xiao stopped dwelling on it. He could only take things one step at a time.
At least he