Huang Xiao did not elaborate. After all, Maidafa had previously lived in Persia and certainly knew little about the affairs of the Central Plains Jianghu.
Dalhe had naturally acted with Wu Longfeng's tacit approval, or perhaps they had even reached some sort of agreement-for instance, replacing the Thousand Demons Sect's standing and influence in Khitan, or being allowed to share in the secrets of the Seven Spirit Blades even without possessing any of them. In short, the shadow of the Taixuan Sect lurked behind all of this.
"So that's how it is." Maidafa was naturally a clever man as well. Although Huang Xiao had not said it outright, he understood that Habibullah and Dalhe must have approached some other powers too.
"You said Habibullah has been hunting you for nearly half a year. That makes me rather curious. There is nothing wrong with cutting out the roots when killing someone, but even after half a year, he still sent Dharma King Ma out to search for you. That gives me cause for doubt. Surely he wants more than simply to kill you?" Huang Xiao asked.
According to the information his Heavenly Demon Sect had obtained, the Black Fire Sect's experts, including its various Envoys and even the Twelve Guardian Dharma Kings, had been going out frequently of late, publicly claiming to be hunting a traitor. Now it seemed that all of this had been to capture Maidafa.
It would have been understandable if nearly all the sect's experts had been dispatched to track Maidafa at the outset, but with so many still out searching after more than half a year, the matter warranted deeper thought.
Although failing to kill Maidafa left a seed of future trouble for Habibullah, Huang Xiao believed that Habibullah understood perfectly well that Maidafa could not