Liu Feng Discusses Evil Fire

Next, Flender and the other two sat in the warm room, sipping hot tea.

Ma Hongjun held his cup and curiously looked over the furnishings in the room.

Yu Xiaogang, meanwhile, watched the flickering flames, lost in thought.

From time to time, Flender glanced toward the door, awaiting news from the guard.

The fire in the fireplace crackled, casting the three men's shadows against the walls, where they swayed gently with the firelight. The room was quiet and peaceful.

After the time it took to burn an incense stick, the room's door creaked open once more.

A gust of cold air carrying snowflakes poured in, making the flames in the fireplace shrink abruptly. The temperature in the room seemed to drop by several degrees.

Flender and Yu Xiaogang turned their heads almost at the same time. Sure enough, it was the guard who had gone to deliver their message earlier.

His green robe was dusted with snow, and his cheeks were slightly red from the cold. Clearly, he had hurried back from outside.

The guard immediately spotted Flender and the other two in the corner of the room. He quickly headed toward them, his footsteps making light sounds against the bluestone slab floor.

"Gentlemen, our Sect Master is willing to see you. Please follow me."

His tone was hurried. As soon as he finished speaking, he turned and headed outside at once, moving as if afraid that even a moment's delay would hold up the Sect Master's summons.

Flender and Yu Xiaogang exchanged a look, seeing both tension and anticipation in each other's eyes. They quickly rose to their feet, while Ma Hongjun hastily set down his teacup and followed after them.

The guard led the three of them farther inside along the corridors of the Divine Wood Sect. The