"Please feel free to ask anything of me, Manager Harley," Henry offered respectfully, his head bowed a little.
"Something big happened twenty years ago in the Xiao Clan, and I really want to know what it was. Help me find out exactly what happened in the Xiao Clan back then. Ask around and get as much information as possible," Zachary ordered, all while remaining respectful.
"Twenty years ago? That's such a long time. I'm afraid it won't be an easy task to accomplish." Henry was also frowning. At any rate, it was really difficult to uncover anything about what happened that long ago.
"Just try your best. If you really can't find anything, it doesn't matter too much," Zachary added.
"I'll do my best to find out what you need to know." Henry nodded, demonstrating his agreement. Zachary had given him a bottle of pills in the past, and now it was his turn to return the favor. He certainly couldn't let Zachary down with such a task.
At that, Henry took his chance to leave.
"Has anyone come to that room these past few days?" Zachary asked Jimmy as he pointed towards Vivian's medicine refining room.
"No. I haven't seen anyone go inside there lately." Jimmy shook his head.
"Is that true?" Zachary narrowed his eyes and glanced at the medicine refining room with intent. Right now though, he had more important things to do, so he said to Jimmy, "If anyone comes asking for me, tell them I'm in my room cultivating in seclusion, and that I won't see anyone."
"Sure, got it." Jimmy nodded.
At that, Zachary left the courtyard and headed for the Xiao Clan's forbidden area. As soon as he entered the forbidden area, he noticed Zelvag sitting under a giant tree not far away, dozing off peacefully.
Upon seeing such a sight, Zachary knew that Zelvag was waiting for him. He smiled and shook his head. He approached Zelvag quickly but quietly. The latter seemed to have sensed Zachary's aura and immediately opened his big, curious eyes. The simple sight of Zachary made him grin.
"Were you waiting for me, by any chance?" Zachary asked cheerfully, a grin plastered on his face.
Zelvag nodded back positively and eagerly.
"And how long have you been waiting here, exactly?"
Zelvag began spreading his fingers in an attempt to count, but after a long moment, he still didn't have an answer.
"Sounds like a long time! Well, stop counting. Let's go." Zachary smiled and stopped Zelvag. He then walked toward the cave with Zelvag by his side.
When he reached Zelvag's cave, he didn't tell him right away that he was actually here to investigate. Instead, he began to check Zelvag's progress in cultivation first.
"Zelvag, why don't you
..' Zachary thought to himself, sneering in his mind. According to his observation of Zelvag's energy circulation during the practice just moments ago, he found that the energy circulation in Zelvag's body was actually the same as that of the huge black shadow he met in the Chi Palace. In other words, the huge black shadow in the palace was also perhaps a Chi Race descendant. Apparently, the Xiao Clan had lied about certain aspects on that point.
Now though, Zachary wanted to find out whether or not Zelvag was really a descendant of the Chi Race. Perhaps his identity was a fake one that the Xiao Clan had made up just to throw him off their trail. Or maybe, Zelvag was nothing more than just a human being mutant. Nothing was easy to figure out without any concrete evidence. If only he could collect the genes of primitive Chi Race members! Then, by comparing them with Zelvag's genes, he might obtain the precise answer he was looking for. Currently, this idea remained the most unrealistic one. The Chi Race had already been annihilated a long time ago. It was estimated that nothing of them was left behind in this world, let alone some organism that could be used to test their genes.
After a moment's consideration, Zachary thought that he should start with the Leader Zelvag had mentioned. In his mind, it was highly likely that this Leader was Jaxon. "Zelvag, tell me, when is the last time the Leader came to see you here?"
"It's been a while, to be honest. I don't know exactly how long, but every time the Leader comes, it's at the full moon," Zelvag replied, after giving it a little thought.
"The full moon, you say?" Zachary squinted his eyes. If he remembered correctly, it was a full moon tonight. Evidently, he had come to Zelvag's cave at the right time.