"Grandpa Zhu, me?" Xiao Qin looked utterly dazed. Although she had heard every word Tuoba Dezheng had just said, she had never dared even dream of such treatment.
Not only she, but her husband and father-in-law beside her were stunned as well. Everything had happened so suddenly.
"This is the Commandery Prince's wish. Rest assured," Old Man Zhu said with a smile.
He had never imagined that Huang Xiao was an Arrest Sage, or that Xiao Qin had such close ties to him. Naturally, he understood perfectly well that the Commandery Prince's final rewards had all been given out of regard for Huang Xiao.
"Lord Huang, I was going to fetch Master Hu, but now he's right here. Would you like to wait a little in the private dining room, or...?" Old Man Zhu asked respectfully.
"I have a few things to say to Xiao Qin," Huang Xiao said.
"Xiao Qin!" Hearing Huang Xiao call her by name, Xiao Qin's husband looked a little nervous and held tightly to her.
He was now like a bird startled by the twang of a bow, terrified that Huang Xiao might harbor improper intentions toward his wife.
"This is Brother Huang. I know him," Xiao Qin told her husband with a smile.
"Brother Huang?" Xiao Qin's husband had never heard her mention having an older brother. Besides, he knew that this young man, only a few years older than himself, was actually an Arrest Sage. Did Xiao Qin have an older brother like that?
"Don't worry. I'm Xiao Qin's older brother, and she's family to me. You can all rest easy," Huang Xiao said with a faint smile.
"Master Hu, stop standing there in a daze. Hurry along with me and get things ready. We mustn't keep the three Arrest Sages waiting," Old