Hearing Confucius's words, Meng Ran froze for a moment, a flash of joy appearing in his eyes. "Confucius, do you mean Brother Wang is still alive?"
Confucius suddenly made a silencing gesture. "Do not speak!"
"Why?" Meng Ran asked, puzzled.
Confucius waved his hand. "Someone forbids it!"
Meng Ran was even more perplexed. He could understand if Confucius feared divulging the secrets of the heavens. But given Confucius's strength and status in all the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, who could possibly force him to hold his tongue?
However, Confucius clearly had no intention of saying more. He simply patted Meng Ran's shoulder and said, "Rest assured, those people... they won't let that young friend come to harm so easily!"
With that, he turned and left, leaving Meng Ran standing there alone, baffled.
Who are 'those people'? And since when did Confucius start speaking in riddles like some roadside charlatan?
「Meanwhile.」
「Xuan Tian Sect, Council Hall.」
