"Hey, kid Shen, what kind of magic treasure is that broken Jade Pillow? With me around, why bother asking this fellow? Don't tell me his refining skills are better than mine!" Inside the Netherfire Refining Furnace, Fire Spirit Child was thoroughly disgruntled.
"It's a magic treasure I acquired in my early years, and it involves the Time Supernatural Power. I've searched for artifact refiners throughout the Three Realms, and City Lord Little Master is the only one confident he can repair it. Besides, we agreed on this long ago. You simply haven't been with me that long," Shen Luo replied through voice transmission.
In truth, he had considered letting Fire Spirit Child examine the Jade Pillow, but Fire Spirit Child's origins were too strange, and he still could not trust him completely.
Fire Spirit Child understood Shen Luo's misgivings as well. After muttering something, he said no more.
"Fellow Daoist Shen, rumors have been spreading wildly these past few days that demons attacked Chang'an City a second time after we left, and that members of the Qingqiu Fox Clan took part. You were in Chang'an City all along. Is there any truth to this?" Little Master put away the Jade Pillow and the other items, then changed the subject.
"It's true..." Shen Luo's gaze flickered, and he gave a detailed account of what had happened in Chang'an City.
"...At its root, the attack on Chang'an City was entirely orchestrated by the Jing River Dragon King. Restrictions had been planted inside those demons and members of the Qingqiu Fox Clan, most likely the Demon Clan's Demon Butterfly Heart Seal. That is why I believe the actions of those Qingqiu Fox Clan members in Chang'an may not have reflected their own wishes. They might have been led astray, or had their minds