"How about I leave the hidden marks closer together on my way back?" Qingfeng said after a moment's thought.
"Eldest Senior Brother, there's no need," Huang Xiao said, hurriedly shaking his head. "Too many marks would inevitably draw the attention of anyone looking closely."
Qingfeng nodded. He had considered that at the time, too.
"Junior Junior Brother, I'll head back, then," Qingfeng said.
"Eldest Senior Brother, you're leaving so soon?" Huang Xiao asked, taken aback.
"I've been away for some time. If I don't hurry back, I'm afraid the Soaring Immortal Fruit will worry," Qingfeng said.
Huang Xiao thought that made sense, so he did not press him to stay.
"Eldest Senior Brother, take care on the road."
"You too," Qingfeng said. "Being with those old seniors is both good and bad for you. In any case, watch out for yourself."
With that, Qingfeng pushed the door open and left.
Huang Xiao immediately understood the meaning behind his eldest senior brother's parting words.
Meeting an accomplished senior like Xuan Yuanjun naturally brought him considerable benefits, the most immediate being guidance in martial arts.
But it also brought great trouble.
The matters Xuan Yuanjun and the others dealt with were often momentous affairs, and Huang Xiao had now become caught up in them despite himself.
Yet his strength was simply too feeble. If fighting broke out, even the slightest spillover might be more than he could withstand.
Surely they wouldn't send a junior like me charging into battle, Huang Xiao thought.
He could only console himself with that.
"The Central Desert?" Huang Xiao soon cast those thoughts aside and turned his attention to the Central Desert.
He had previously wondered where his eldest senior brother, the Soaring Immortal Fruit, and the others were hiding.
Several possibilities had occurred to him, but