A day passed, and disciples reported that An Sixian had yet to return to the sect.
Elder Sui did not think much of it after hearing the report. He understood An Sixian's temperament and knew where his obsession now lay.
If An Sixian had truly taken Zhang Jin's mad ravings seriously and regarded the matter as the lifesaving straw that could turn his fortunes around, then after going to the former site of the Candle Shadow Sect, he would never rest until he had turned that ruined patch of land upside down from top to bottom.
So it was perfectly normal for him to remain there a few extra days on this trip.
Yet before long, the disciple who had just come to report returned again, his face bearing both shock and anxiety.
"Master! Master!"
"Hm? What has you in such a panic?"
"It's still about Elder An... Executive An."
"What, has he returned? So what if he has? Why are you in such a hurry?"
"No! That's not it!"
The disciple hurriedly shook his head. "Master, it's the Life Tablet. Executive An's Life Tablet has shown an abnormality!"
"What? His Life Tablet?"
Elder Sui's eyes flew open as he asked gravely, "Has his Life Tablet shattered?"
"It's somewhat shattered, but not completely shattered either. Ah, Master, you should go see for yourself."
Hearing the disciple say this, and recalling what An Sixian had told him earlier, Elder Sui's heart tightened. He faintly sensed that something was amiss.
His figure abruptly vanished, turning into a wisp of cloudsmoke as he swept toward the back mountain and entered the ancestral hall where An Sixian's Life Tablet was kept.
"Greetings, Elder Sui!"
"Greetings, Elder Sui!"
The two Dao Academy boys assigned to guard the place immediately knelt and paid their respects upon