Chapter 375: Tell Me, Who Was It?
But the moment Bai Xiaotang caught sight of the man, she turned around without a moment's hesitation and her legs began churning like the wind as she bolted for the door.
Very quickly, however, she realized something was wrong.
She looked down and found that even though her legs were moving so fast they were practically a blur, she was not going anywhere at all. She was simply running in place, still exactly where she had been.
"You steal my techniques behind my back, take everything and leave nothing, and when I wake up and want to send you to steal some wine, you're gone without even leaving your bedroll."
The white-haired middle-aged man took a swig of wine and looked down at Bai Xiaotang with a sideways glare as she looked ready to burst into tears.
The Grand Manager of the Treasure Assembly Trading House stood nearby watching the scene, his expression flickering uncertainly. To be honest, he had not entirely worked out the nature of these two people's relationship.
By any reasoning, if Bai Xiaotang knew something as closely guarded as the connection between him and the Theft Saint, then the two of them being master and disciple made perfect sense.
Yet from what he was watching, the relationship between them seemed somewhat different from what he had imagined.
"Elder Brother Bai, when did you arrive in Taixuan City? You should have sent word so your younger brother could play host."