Xu Yang looked closely and saw Elder Firecloud draw a letter from inside his robes.
"That Huo Xiaochेन declared he would target you during the Second Dragon Ascension. You might not necessarily face him, but we must still take precautions. I have an old friend in Cloud Province named Xiong Wan Hai. He holds considerable standing there.
"Follow the address on this letter and take it to him. In it, I've asked him to help mediate this matter for you. His influence should be enough to settle it." Elder Firecloud smiled and held out the letter.
Xu Yang stepped forward and respectfully accepted it, then said earnestly, "Master, there's no need for this. I'm not afraid of Huo Xiaochेन."
He had not expected Elder Firecloud's letter to be a request for an influential figure in Cloud Province to help resolve the matter with Huo Xiaochेन.
He had no intention of letting Elder Firecloud owe anyone this favor, because he truly did not fear Huo Xiaochेन.
Elder Firecloud's expression sternened. "I'm pleased that you aren't afraid of Huo Xiaochेन merely because he has a perfected bone root. I know your talent is exceptional, not much inferior to that of a genius with a perfected bone root. But Huo Xiaochेन is, after all, such a genius, and he reached Heavenly Origin before you did.
"Your confidence in competing with him proves your fearlessness, but I don't want you fighting him before the Dragon Ascension. If you must compete with him, do it after entering the Heavenly Strategy Academy and narrowing the gap between you."
Can I tell him that I also have a perfected bone root, and that my cultivation is already close to breaking through to Second Heavenly Origin?
Of course, he could not say that.
"I understand." Xu Yang cupped