At these words, Huo Lian's expression finally changed.
As far as he knew, the people in the Martial World who had come from the Central Plains had originally been himself and Wu Xuancang, followed later by Li Bai.
Now there was simply Huang Xiao as well.
He had never expected to hear another such startling revelation from Huang Xiao.
This lad before him had also come from the Central Plains?
Before Huo Lian could react, Huang Xiao's next words shocked him even more.
"Patriarch, Zhao Yunhui, whom I mentioned just now, is actually one of my four wives in the Central Plains. They've all come to the Martial World now, along with Brother Hong's wife and Dugu Sheng's wife," Huang Xiao added.
There was no longer any need to hide these matters from the Patriarch.
"Dugu Sheng's wife?" Huo Lian asked, calming down a little.
He could understand the part about Hong Yi's wife, but who was this Dugu Sheng's wife?
"I forgot to mention that Dugu Sheng is Sword Emperor Tan Ming's disciple. You must have heard of him, Patriarch? He's at the Imperial Remnant Manor now. The Xuanyuan Sword resonates with him, so barring anything unexpected, he'll be its wielder," Huang Xiao said.
"That lad?" At Huang Xiao's explanation, Huo Lian realized who Dugu Sheng was. "He came from the Central Plains too?"
"Yes. Back then, Dugu Sheng and I, our wives, and Brother Huang's four wives all came to the Martial World from the Central Plains together. I don't know what happened to the others, but when I arrived in the Martial World, I appeared where my master lived in seclusion," Hong Yi said.
Hong Yi recounted how they had been swept into the Martial World. After all, they had been utterly unable to resist that powerful