"In any case, I needn't say any more about this. You have more experience than I do," Huang Xiao said with a slight smile.
"I know. I'll just use the Seventh Layer as a reference. The first six layers are enough; I'm not greedy. Perhaps one day Madam will be able to perfect this cultivation method, and then I'll get to see its power when fully mastered," Ran Chou said with a nod.
After Ran Chou left, Huang Xiao spent a little time attending to sect affairs.
When night fell, Huang Xiao thought it over. Going in order, tonight he should visit Zhao Yunhui.
When Huang Xiao reached Zhao Yunhui's quarters, he asked the maidservants and learned that she was practicing her swordsmanship in the little courtyard.
This surprised Huang Xiao somewhat. Although he had not sent anyone to notify Zhao Yunhui, she should have known he would come.
After all, she would certainly have learned that he had spent last night with Xiao Yan, and with her intelligence, she could have guessed his intentions.
Then she should have made preparations tonight and waited for him to come. Yet it was already so late, and she was still practicing?
Could she have gained some new insight? Huang Xiao wondered.
Before long, Huang Xiao reached the little courtyard where Zhao Yunhui was practicing.
Sensing Huang Xiao's arrival, Zhao Yunhui stopped and turned to look at him.
"Brother Huang, what brings you here?" Zhao Yunhui asked, taking a silk handkerchief from a maidservant and wiping the fine sweat from her forehead.
"Am I not welcome?" Huang Xiao asked with a slight smile, then waved to the maidservants nearby, dismissing them.
"Still practicing your swordsmanship this late?" Huang Xiao said as he walked up beside Zhao Yunhui. "Come, let's go inside and talk."