Before Huo Lian could set out for the Wood Demon Sect, a disciple outside reported that someone from the Wood Demon Sect wished to see him.
"Deputy Sect Master Huo." The Wood Demon Sect disciple casually cupped his hands toward Huo Lian.
"Please, sit," Huo Lian said.
"No need. I came to take you to the Wood Demon Sect. Get ready," the visitor said indifferently.
"May I ask what this is about?" Huo Lian asked.
The man appeared to be only at the Ancient Realm late stage, considerably weaker than Huo Lian.
Yet he faced Huo Lian with an air of arrogance, not taking him seriously in the slightest.
He was from the Wood Demon Sect, after all, so Huo Lian took no particular offense. What could he do when the man had such powerful backing?
"It concerns Huang Xiao," the visitor said. "Huang Xiao disappeared after going to the Frozen Snowfield. The Acting Sect Master sent people to investigate."
"What did they find?" Huo Lian asked hurriedly.
Ren Dongju was indeed still keeping an eye on Huang Xiao.
If Ren Dongju sought the information Huo Lian could not obtain, he would most likely succeed.
"Our people searched the Frozen Snowfield for over a month, but found no clues," the visitor said.
"Was it the Zhu Family?"
"No. Huang Xiao set foot in the Zhu Family's territory, but never managed to enter the Zhu Family," the visitor said. "After leaving their territory, he vanished without a trace."
Huo Lian fell silent for a moment.
Even so, Huo Lian felt that this most likely still had something to do with the Zhu Family.
"May I ask roughly where Huang Xiao was last seen?" Huo Lian asked.
"The Extreme Cold Mountains." The visitor glanced at Huo Lian. "If you intend to look