When Xie Yuchen went to the Huo Family, Hei Xiazi naturally followed. If he didn't understand Huo Xiangu, did he not understand the older generation of the Old Nine Gates? 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 let his guard down for even a second, a tragedy like the one in the past would repeat itself, and the Mute would be tricked by the people of the Nine Gates into risking his life for them again.
With those people in the Nine Gates, each and every one of them harboring eight hundred scheming thoughts, even he didn't dare interact with them too much. How could the Mute, who suffered from chronic amnesia, ever match their scheming? He'd probably be sold off and still help count the money for whoever sold him.
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