Xu and You believed they already knew this place's secrets, and acted with brazen confidence. Once inside the tower, out of sight of Shi Chun and the others, they stopped concealing their actions altogether and openly gave chase. Before long, they had captured the two divine fires they encountered.
Chu Jingtang and Fang Zicheng still had no idea what was going on. Seeing the divine fires the two men carried out in their hands, they were somewhat surprised, but asked no questions. They felt deeply uneasy here, too tense to spare a thought for questions. Following their prior arrangements, they quickly led Xu and You to Wu Jinliang.
Rising into the air on their Wind Scales, Xu and You glanced back at the island on the Frozen Lake. Seeing no movement whatsoever, they exchanged cold smiles.
Although capturing the divine fires had not caused any major commotion, they did not believe the people inside the tower could have heard nothing. Were they pretending not to know?
They found the tower's reaction amusing and knew perfectly well what was going on, but did not expose it. They also intended to keep the truth they had heard from the boy hidden from Shi Chun and the others. Only by retaining their advantage could they advance or retreat at will.
Looking at the two men leading the way on another set of Wind Scales, You Mu, who was steering theirs from behind, tilted his head and quietly reminded him, "We're about to see Wu Jinliang again."
Xu Anchang understood what he meant. "Exactly what I had in mind. It's also why I agreed to Shi Chun's proposal so readily."
The two exchanged smiles.
Hidden on the Frozen Lake, watching from afar, Shi Chun saw them leave with the captured divine fires. He also