The young man walked down the stone steps of the Taoist Saint Hall, one step at a time. None of the Sages hovering in the air stopped him. They were all waiting to see how the Sage Chang Gen would react. It was only when Mei Chengyu was nearly out of the Hall's grounds that they were certain Sage Chang Gen really was trapped in the sea of fire.
That aura, so like Sea Fire, excited the Sages of Shuizhou. So, as soon as Mei Chengyu walked out of the Taoist Saint Hall, they all landed and blocked his way.
The young man stopped on the forest path, his expression cool. He seemed not in the least surprised.
Three Sages of the School of Names landed at once, surrounding Mei Chengyu.
Lu Lan and Xuan Jing stood on either side of him, while Sun Heng stood in front, smiling at the young man. "Congratulations. You've gotten rid of Old Man Chang."
Mei Chengyu instead looked up. His gaze passed over Liang Zhen and Zhang Guanyi. When the two looked his way, he silently signaled that they needn't help, then turned back to Sun Heng. "Are you going to stop me from leaving Taiyi too?"
"Leaving Taiyi for Yan now might bring you even more trouble," Sun Heng advised. "I suggest you come to Shuizhou for a while. That way, even if you intend to return to Yan for revenge, you'll have better leverage."
"You seem to have forgotten that my father died in Shuizhou. I haven't even come after you yet, and you're already dreaming." Mei Chengyu walked toward Sun Heng, leaning down slightly to draw close to the white-haired old man. "If you want to learn the secrets of the strange fire, then, as I said before, trade me