The Truth in the Cellar

Linz's small courtyard was utterly quiet.

The cellar entrance stood half-open.

The underground space was even more stifling and silent than above. The old man sat in his wheelchair, silently gazing at the enormous bookshelf that had accompanied him for his "entire life." His disciple Hooper carried a lamp as he sorted through old files and documents accumulated over the years... The old man and the young man remained in the dust-sealed basement like this. Then, as a faint beam of light fell, Blazing Fire bloomed with wisps of radiance, illuminating the underground library.

The appearance of this wisp of Blazing Fire signaled Gu Shen's return!

The old man did not look up.

"Little Mr. Gu, you're back?!"

Hooper hurriedly stopped what he was doing and stepped forward to greet him, casting him a subtle, concerned look. "How are things in Rhine?"

"I saved her."

Gu Shen was brief.

He came to the wheelchair and said softly, "Mr. Ian... regarding the person who killed Mr. Huo Lin, I think you need to give me an explanation."

All along.

He had never known Xiao's true origins.

That fellow possessed Bloodfire similar to his own abilities—perhaps even something that devoured its own kind!

But this time, Xiao's past had gradually surfaced.

He had to know the truth.

The cause, the consequences, everything!

"An explanation..."

An empty voice came through the Mental Link device.

The old man asked softly, "You want to know where it came from."

"Yes." Gu Shen said, "In Rhine Bay, he told me..."

At that point, he abruptly stopped speaking.

There was no denying the possibility that Xiao's words had contained mental manipulation.

"What did he tell you?"

The old man struggled to raise a hand, signaling Hooper to seal the cellar entrance. Hooper then returned to the wheelchair,