Huang Xiao saw someone appear in the distance. The man walked neither quickly nor slowly, but before long, he was just over a hundred feet away.
The man suddenly stopped, then turned toward the large tree where Huang Xiao had taken shelter.
"Who's skulking up there?" the man asked in a hoarse voice.
"Gui Jiu!" Huang Xiao dropped from the tree and walked slowly toward him, speaking in an even tone.
At the sight of Huang Xiao, Gui Jiu's eyes changed slightly. His gaunt cheeks showed no reaction at all, for even if he was surprised, his face could not express it.
"To think I would encounter Sect Master Huang here. What a rare occasion indeed," Gui Jiu said with a sinister chuckle.
Although the sun shone brightly overhead, it could not dispel the winter cold. Especially after Gui Jiu spoke, the chill in the surroundings seemed to deepen considerably.
"It is rare, and quite welcome, too. This is a good chance to settle a few scores with you," Huang Xiao said, his voice turning somewhat cold.
There was no shortage of grievances between Huang Xiao and Gui Jiu. After all, Gui Jiu had nearly killed him at Shaolin, and during the battle at the Kaifeng Imperial Palace, he had sided with Tuoba Xiongzhen, not Huang Xiao.
Zhao Guangyi had even died at Tuoba Xiongzhen's hands. Huang Xiao naturally knew that his current strength probably still fell short of Tuoba Xiongzhen's, but now that he had encountered Zhao Guangyi's lackey Gui Jiu, how could he let such an opportunity slip by?
Gui Jiu's cultivation was powerful, but Huang Xiao no longer feared him.
Although Gui Jiu knew Huang Xiao would come to Dali City, he had not expected to run into him as soon as he arrived. That was rather