Divine Sword Manor had been wiped out three years ago?
In the scorching early autumn, the blazing sun hung high, yet a chill rose in everyone's hearts, as though icy snakes were crawling up their spines.
A manor that had ceased to exist three years ago had, three years later, commissioned an escort agency to deliver a coffin to the manor. Tsk, what a horror story. Zhang Yuanqing looked around at his "family." The two Fire Masters, Chen Wei and Zhao Youcai, had their eyes wide open, shock written across their faces.
Bewitching Demon Zhuo Peiran's brows stood on end, his face turning ferocious, like a beast provoked into a savage defensive reaction.
Even the calm and stern Chen Bloodblade's expression became grave at once.
"Impossible!" Zhao Youcai shouted. "Divine Sword Manor was a renowned force in the martial world. If it had been wiped out three years ago, why hadn't we received any news?"
Although the Yellow Banner Escort Agency had no dealings with Divine Sword Manor and they were far apart, escorts traveled all over the land. There was no way they could have heard absolutely nothing about something so significant.
Chen Bloodblade looked at Chai Gui and asked in a deep voice, "What else did True Person Xuanyu say?"
Chai Gui shook his head. "Chief Escort Chen, this matter is too absurd. I didn't believe it either, so I asked True Person Xuanyu for the details. But... he was extremely tight-lipped and refused to reveal a single thing."
After a pause, he said somewhat hesitantly, "True Person Xuanyu also asked me to pass along a message. He warned us that we'd best not go to Divine Sword Manor and abandon this escort job."
Chen Bloodblade immediately furrowed his brow.
"Hmph!" Zhuo Peiran snorted. "That old man refused