When Xie Yuchen went to the Huo Family, Hei Xiazi naturally followed. If he didn't understand Huo Xiangu, did he really not understand the Old Nine Gates generation? Every single one of them was a ruthless figure.
Hei Xiazi was worried not just about Master Hua, but even more so about the Mute, terrified that if he didn't watch him for even a second, a tragedy like the one back then would repeat itself, and the Mute would once again be tricked by the people of the Nine Gates into risking his life for them.
With how manipulative the people of the Nine Gates were—each of them harboring eight hundred hidden tricks—even he didn't dare deal with them too often. How could the Mute, who suffered from chronic amnesia, ever outsmart those people? He would probably end up helping them count the money after being sold.
Chapter 118