Even after hearing Huang Xiao's original voice just now, Li Wujing had not recalled who he was. Although the voice sounded somewhat familiar, as though he had heard it somewhere before, he had only met Huang Xiao once, after all, and they could hardly be called close. It was perfectly normal that he had not recognized him at once.
But now that Xu Wuyu had identified him as the Sect Master of the Heavenly Demon Sect, Li Wujing knew who he was.
"Huang Xiao, the former Yellow Gate Arrest Sage, Ling Tianya's grandson!" Li Wujing's expression froze too. He had never expected to encounter Huang Xiao here.
He had long since learned that the man and woman aboard the boat back then were Huang Xiao and the current Third Princess. Cao Wuxin had wanted to take the Third Princess as his concubine because their escape from the boat had humiliated him, prompting his revenge.
Thinking of how little friendship there really was between himself and Huang Xiao, Li Wujing had never expected him to help at a time like this. It came as something of a surprise.
"Why couldn't it be me?" Huang Xiao grinned. "To think Cao Wuxin is dead. It's a pity I never got to finish him off myself. Still, you ought to feel honored to die at my hands. There aren't many people worth a Sect Master's personal attention!"
"No-!" Xu Wuyu still tried to struggle, but Huang Xiao's palm had already struck his Baihui Point. He managed only that single cry of "no" before collapsing soundlessly to the ground.
"Ah..." Huang Xiao sighed softly, filled with reflection.
How imposing Xu Wuyu had been when Huang Xiao first encountered him years ago. Now, he was merely another soul slain beneath his palm.
"Sect Master Huang!" When