Western Territory.
Hun Bugui and Shi Xiu stood with bowed heads in the hall, facing interrogation.
The reason was simple: these two had vanished during the initial battle. If they had died outside, it would have been understandable.
Yet they returned, unharmed, seven or eight days later.
Hun Bugui explained that Chang Gen and Maitreya had been pursuing them relentlessly, making it too difficult to escape.
"Then why are you unharmed?"
Wujiu chuckled coldly. Damn it, out of the top five halls, two had died, but these two useless ones survived. Something seemed off.
The two below had clearly conspired before returning; Shi Xiu stepped forward and spoke with neither humility nor arrogance.
"I led Hun Bugui to the Central Continent people."
Central Continent?
That's no excuse for escaping. What could the Central Continent possibly have?
"Sir, that Han Yu has a grudge against Chang Gen."
Shi Xiu continued.
