Huang Xiao and the others' seclusion left them deeply puzzled.
If all three were in seclusion, surely each would need a different amount of time?
Could the Demon Hall have sent all three into seclusion together somewhere?
Were they forbidden to leave until a certain time?
They had asked the seniors of the Three Immortal Mountains these questions, but unfortunately, the seniors had said little.
It seemed that even they did not know.
As far as Zhangsun Youyue was concerned, all she cared about was how Huang Xiao was doing now.
Had his strength improved tremendously during these years of seclusion?
After all, the Demon Hall's Thousand-Year Period was almost upon them, and their Hall Master Contest was about to begin.
If Huang Xiao failed, he would probably find it hard to escape death.
After becoming the Demon Hall Master, he might embark on a killing spree and make an enemy of the entire Jianghu.
But at least he would still be alive. As long as Huang Xiao could live, that was enough. Nothing else mattered.
Thinking of Huang Xiao, Zhangsun Youyue could not help looking at Jiang Liuli again.
Over the past few years, apart from cultivation, Jiang Liuli had devoted her attention to Little Xie.
Zhangsun Youyue no longer knew whether Jiang Liuli still hated Huang Xiao.
Jiang Liuli hid her feelings so deeply that even she could no longer tell.
"What is it?" Jiang Liuli noticed Zhangsun Youyue staring at her.
"Nothing." Zhangsun Youyue chuckled softly. "I was thinking, once we fully master the Sword and Saber Coordinated Attack Technique, we'll dare to take on even those Old Fools, won't we?"
"Don't set your sights too high," Jiang Liuli said.
"Jiang Liuli, you've changed. With your old temperament, you would never have said that. You would definitely