Great Bright Flame

When Wei Yan saw that Chu Wushang had simply left, he said, "That man is truly petty. I only made an offhand remark, and he seized on it like he'd caught me by the pigtail."

Duan Rong could not help but laugh silently at that, thinking, And who exactly is the petty one here?

Though Wei Yan was stingy toward others, he was exceedingly generous toward Duan Rong. He not only brought out two jars of fruit wine, but also caught two Mountain Pheasants in the Dense Forest.

The two sat on a large bluestone, building a fire to roast the Mountain Pheasants as they drank and chatted.

Wei Yan said, "Director Duan, what exactly are you doing in that valley?"

Duan Rong said, "Haven't you been watching all this time?"

Wei Yan said, "I have been watching. But I don't understand it. How can your entire body be shrouded in golden light?"

Duan Rong smiled. "That cannot be explained in just a few words. Let's drink instead."

As he spoke, Duan Rong grabbed his wine jar. Seeing this, Wei Yan grabbed his as well. They lightly clinked the jars together, then each took a long swig.

In truth, Wei Yan had merely been curious and asked casually. To him, it was far less important than drinking with Duan Rong.

Once the Mountain Pheasants were roasted, the two ate and drank while Wei Yan asked how Duan Rong had tracked down Fu Yi, the sect leader of the Filthy Blood Sect. Riding the buzz of the wine, Duan Rong told him everything: how he had followed the trail through an inconspicuous Five Manifestations God Temple to the Blood Lingzhi, then followed that Blood Lingzhi to the apothecary Shang Xiangyu, and finally tracked the clues all the way to Fu Yi.