"Come on, I'll take you to see the Jade Pillow." Little Master nodded at Shen Luo.
"Alright. Cai Zhu, go back and rest with Elder Wuming first." Shen Luo promptly agreed, then, after thinking it over, said to Nie Caizhu.
With that, he followed Little Master and left ahead of the others.
"Friend Shen, could you tell me what happened to you in the Firmament Secret Realm?" Little Master could not help asking along the way.
After some thought, Shen Luo decided to tell him the truth, recounting all that he had seen and experienced bit by bit...
The more Little Master heard, the graver his expression became. By the end, he was utterly shocked.
"You met the Heavenly Puppet Elder?" Unable to conceal the change in his expression, Little Master asked.
"That's right."
Shen Luo nodded and went on to describe how the Heavenly Puppet Elder had reconstructed his body and returned to the world.
"As expected of one of the founders of Puppetcraft. What a pity I never had the chance to meet him." Little Master could not help sighing.
The two talked as they walked, completely oblivious to their surroundings. They did not even notice the other disciples greeting and saluting them, and eventually arrived at a secret chamber within the inner city.
"Che Qingtian... As a direct descendant of the first city lord, he ultimately strayed onto the wrong path. What a lamentable end." Little Master sighed endlessly.
"Dying at the Heavenly Puppet Elder's hands was a fitting end for him," Shen Luo said.
"Friend Shen, there was something I did not tell you earlier outside, but I think you should know," Little Master said.
Shen Luo knew it was something Elder Wuming had deliberately kept from him, and a faint sense of foreboding rose in