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The Six Fan Sect's council hall was solemn and still.
The Wind-Chasing Chief Constables and Investigation Chief Constables who had been discussing matters had previously whispered to one another in hushed voices. Now, however, they all sat straight-backed and solemn. Even when they spoke, they did so through covert voice transmission, just like Su Xin and Tie Wuqing.
Before long, the council hall doors swung open, and Tie Zhan and the other three of the Four Great Constables walked in.
Besides Tie Zhan and the "Nine-Winged Fire Phoenix," Liu Fengwu, the other two of the Four Great Constables were the "Red-Refining Flying Dragon," Fang Jiuyuan, and the "Space-Splitting Divine Arrow," Liu Wuqian.
Su Xin had never met those three, so Tie Wuqing introduced them to him through covert voice transmission.
"The refined, handsome middle-aged man is the 'Nine-Winged Fire Phoenix,' Liu Fengwu.
"The wild-looking man with red hair is the 'Red-Refining Flying Dragon,' Fang Jiuyuan.
"And the stern-faced man with ordinary features is the 'Space-Splitting Divine Arrow,' Liu Wuqian."
Su Xin nodded. He had already familiarized himself with the three men's backgrounds.
Liu Fengwu was a veteran of the Six Fan Sect. He had been a bandit before joining, driven to the end of his rope by the Taihang Mountain Stronghold.
The "Red-Refining Flying Dragon," Fang Jiuyuan, had once been a wandering martial artist. He had joined the Six Fan Sect when it was first established.
The "Space-Splitting Divine Arrow," Liu Wuqian, came from the military—but not Great Zhou's military. He had served in the Great Jin army.
Back then, Great Jin had already been on the brink of collapse, so some of its court officials had no choice but to seek another way out. Liu Wuqian was one