"Supreme Elder Han asked you to go back?"
"Did he say what it was about?"
The Black-Clad, Cold-Attired Youth's expression did not change. He merely narrowed his eyes slightly, staring at Gong Xiyin.
"No."
Gong Xiyin shook his head, then simply handed the Voice Transmission Talisman to the stern youth.
"He didn't say anything, just told me to go back first."
The Black-Clad, Cold-Attired Youth did not take it. His Divine Sense swept over it, and his eyes relaxed slightly before he frowned.
"If I remember correctly, he hasn't sought you out alone since I took over as Sect Master..."
"He hardly ever sought me out to begin with. He always went to you and Wu Feng, Venerable Lord. But after you reached Spirit Transformation, he almost exclusively sought you out, even after Wu Feng and I both successfully entered Spirit Transformation."
Gong Xiyin shook his head in correction.
Neither of them was ordinary to have survived until now in an environment like the Demon Sect. Both had caught a whiff of something unusual in this simple Voice Transmission Talisman.
The Black-Clad, Cold-Attired Youth, however, thought further, his tone slightly grave.
"I oversee the sect's affairs, yet he only asked you to return without coming to me..."
Gong Xiyin could not help half joking.
"Surely it isn't really because he found out I've been cursing him behind his back?"
The Black-Clad, Cold-Attired Youth did not smile. His pale forehead creased slightly as he said in a low voice:
"Except for the Supreme Elder, the Spirit Transformation seniors, Wu Feng, and the others, everyone in the sect answers to me. Supreme Elder Han has never interfered before, but this time, he went around me... Xiyin, I'm afraid there's something strange about this trip. If you can stall, you'd best delay for