The man of flame sneered when he heard this. "Don't make it sound so noble. You divine servants who serve the gods Beyond Heaven keep the common people penned like cattle and horses. Now that you speak of salvation, what you truly want is merely to take them back."
"Divine Bird, you are mistaken on this point."
The one who spoke in rebuttal was not the strangely dressed woman. Her voice was crisp and pleasant, like the tinkling of bells, carrying a peculiar charm. "It has now been confirmed that the Barbarian Wolf King of the Northern Wasteland worships not the Supreme Heavenly God, but the Heavenly Demon that threw the world into chaos three hundred years ago. The Wolf King himself is a divine servant of the Heavenly Demon. The ten rings he forged were meant to tempt all living beings under heaven, and the military officer we are jointly pursuing is the next generation's follower of the Heavenly Demon."
A cold glint flashed through the man of flame's eyes. "The next generation's follower of the Heavenly Demon? What an imposing title. But so what? Even the Heavenly Demon can only run rampant within the rules laid down by the Supreme Heavenly God. The affairs of this world will never fall wholly into disorder. The urgent matter is still to find the remnants of the Divine Clan and exterminate them completely! Otherwise, heaven and earth will know no peace!"
As he spoke, the corner of his eye swept over the plainly dressed old man, and the expression on his face was deeply suggestive.
The old man clearly noticed it. He shook his head and said, "Divine Bird, there is no need for such roundabout words. My people withdrew long ago from the struggle for Fortune beneath heaven and retired