When You Yidao and Zheng Zhiyi returned looking somewhat dejected, Huang Xiao comforted them instead. "There's no need to be like this, my friends. Since this cannot be changed, I can only face it. But I lack experience, so I'm sorry for the trouble, but I'll need plenty of guidance from you both. What should I watch out for on this trip to Khitan?"
You Yidao and Zheng Zhiyi could only nod helplessly.
As Huang Xiao had said, there was no use thinking about anything else now. The best course was naturally to prepare for every eventuality.
That night, the two talked with Huang Xiao until the eastern horizon began to pale the next morning before they parted.
They wished they could tell Huang Xiao everything he needed to know, but no matter how much they said, it would be of limited use. If he truly ran into trouble, he would still have to adapt to the circumstances himself.
To Huang Xiao, however, what they had told him had already been a tremendous help.
Whatever the case, Huang Xiao was a newly appointed Arrest Sage and lacked experience. After this discussion, he felt much more at ease.
As for whether any of those old fossils of masters would appear along the way, that was beyond his control.
If such masters really did appear, there was nothing he could do about it. He could only hope the masters secretly protecting Zhao Yuankan were strong enough. Of course, Jiang Ying counted as one too, he supposed.
After daybreak, Huang Xiao followed the imperial decree and went to the gates of the Imperial Palace to await Zhao Yuankan.
This time, Huang Xiao did not intend to bring any other constables along. In his view, even if he did, they would probably be of