"Chief Huang, why are you fighting so desperately? You're still young, and you have plenty of chances to become a Demon General. Give it a few more years, and I think you should have no problem," Lu Qingzhong asked, looking at Huang Xiao.
He still could not understand why Huang Xiao had come to compete for this spot. Huang Xiao had not answered earlier.
"But others might not give you that time," Huang Xiao said.
"Did you really obtain Kui Yong's inheritance?" A thought stirred in Lu Qingzhong's mind, and he asked.
"How else could I have killed Wang Xiongshan?" Huang Xiao said with a grin.
Huang Xiao's answer left both men stunned for a moment.
"I thought you would at least deny it," Lu Qingzhong said, shaking his head with a sigh. "I never expected you to admit it just like that. You're far too trusting."
"Exactly," Du Jiliang said with a nod. "That would be a secret for anyone. How could you tell others so easily? Things like this shouldn't be revealed even to your closest friends or family. It could bring death down on your head."
"I understand," Huang Xiao said. "But the news has already spread. There's no use hiding it anymore. I might as well admit it openly."
"Good! Refreshingly straightforward!" Du Jiliang laughed heartily. "Chief Huang, I like your temperament. I'm making you my friend."
"Does he want to be your friend?" Lu Qingzhong said, sounding rather exasperated.
"Chief Huang, what do you say?" Du Jiliang paid no heed to Lu Qingzhong's tone and asked Huang Xiao instead.
"I'd be honored," Huang Xiao said with a smile.
It had to be said that these two men's willingness to resist the Soul-Reaping Sect was worthy of admiration.
At least they had minds of their own.