"N-No..." Xu Fei's legs buckled, his knees crashing against leaves echoing in the valley.
The confident boy and his lively sister died? How could it happen? Had he not given his words to his martial brother that he'd bring them back safely?
No! He wouldn't trust those disciples before he saw their corpses. He couldn't accept it! Not when they brought joy and relief to Shen Wu!
Memories of the time he, Shen, and Yun had been ambushed resurfaced, causing his old back to tremble and his eyes to redden. Was it another scheme from those fools who had targeted them years ago? Couldn't they let them live their twilight years raising disciples in peace?
His fingers dug into the ground as he rose under the sect leaders' dissatisfied glares.
Tianlong waved his hand, an icy snort escaping his lips. "Stand back before you humiliate me further, elder Xu Fei."
