"Knock, knock knock."
Dai Yunze suddenly heard urgent knocking. He opened his eyes from meditation, strode to the door, and pulled it open. "Who is it?"
The instant he saw who stood outside, he froze, his first instinct being to shut the door immediately.
But the person outside spoke before he could close it.
"Brother..." Huo Yuhao looked lost and helpless. That expression should long since have disappeared from his face. "Please help me."
It was already night. Sea God's Pavilion stood silent and deserted.
For the first time, he heard Huo Yuhao softly call him by that title, one he had not heard in a long time.
Dai Yunze caught sight of the letter clutched in Huo Yuhao's palm and instantly realized something. His expression darkened.
"Come in, quickly."
"The letter says Tang Wutong has some hidden ailment and may not live past twenty. She needs an herb called Lovesick Heartbreak Red to cure it. But even the masters of the Clear Sky Sect don't know where Lovesick Heartbreak Red grows. Brother, what should I do?"
Huo Yuhao looked blankly at Dai Yunze as he murmured those words.
Dai Yunze had just finished reading the letter, and his expression turned slightly grave.
Just as Huo Yuhao had said, the letter mentioned Tang Wutong independently awakening her Martial Soul at the age of three. It mentioned her hidden injuries, her parents going far away to search for medicine, and Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
Yet it did not say a single word about where Lovesick Heartbreak Red could be found.
That differed from the original story he knew.
And, as it happened, he knew where Lovesick Heartbreak Red grew. He also knew that the Icefire Yin Yang Well was now located in Sunset Forest.
Yet the letter did not mention that. And