gfang Bubai is focusing on capturing Tong Baixiong, the situation on top of Dark Wood Cliff is likely chaotic. We can take advantage of this time to go up the cliff. This is very good.”

Xiang Wentian said, “We’ll ask Brother Shangguan to discuss this with us.”

Ren Woxing nodded his head and said, “Very good.”

Xiang Wentian went out and immediately came back into the room with Shangguan Yun. When Shangguan Yun saw Ren Woxing, he immediately bowed and said, “Subordinate Shangguan Yun pays his respect to Chief. Long live the Chief, unify the Jianghu.”

Ren Woxing laughed. “Brother Shangguan, I heard that you’re a hard man who doesn’t like to speak much. How come you’re speaking like that now?”

Shangguan Yun looked blank as he said, “Subordinate doesn’t understand. Chief, please advise me.”

“Daddy, you heard Uncle Shangguan said ‘Long live the Chief, unify the Jianghu’, and you felt that these words were too lofty, didn’t you?” Yingying inquired.

“What long live, unify the Jianghu, am I an emperor?” Ren Woxing asked.

Yingying smilingly replied, “This was Dongfang Bubai’s idea. He wanted all the subordinates to say these words when they see him. He also wanted the brothers in the sect to also say this to each other when he’s not around. This phrase was made up not too long ago. Uncle Shangguan is too accustomed in saying this so he also said this to you.”

Ren Woxing nodded his head and said, “I see. Long live the Chief, unify the Jianghu. What a beautiful idea! But I’m not an immortal, so how can I live for thousands of years? Brother Shangguan, I heard that Dongfang Bubai wants to capture old Tong, so I thought we should go up the cliff tonight as Dark Wood Cliff would be in confusion. What do you think of this?”

(Translator’s note: Long live literal translation from Chinese is ‘Thousand Year Ten Thousand Years’.)

Shangguan Yun answered, “Chief’s order is wise. This is a foolproof plan that really opens everyone’s eyes. This plan is for the benefit of every common people in this world. This plan cannot be defeated and thus, victory is assured. Subordinate will carry out this order. I will always be loyal to Chief and would never balk at a thousand deaths.”

Ren Woxing muttered to himself, “People in Jianghu says that ‘Eagle Hero’ Shangguan Yun’s martial art is high and he’s a frank person. How come he talks so flatteringly and says so many clichés just like a shameless small person? Could it be that those rumours in Jianghu are false, and his reputation is false?” He scowled at this thought.

Yingying smilingly said, “Daddy, we must disguise ourselves before going up the Dark Wood Cliff so we don’t get recognised. But the most important thing is for us to learn the jargons of Dark Wood Cliff, or else you’ll say everything wrongly.”

“What Dark Wood Cliff’s jargons?”

“Uncle Shangguan said something like ‘Chief’s order is wise. This is a foolproof plan that really opens everyone’s eyes’; also ‘Subordinate will carry out this order. I will always be loyal to Chief and would never balk at a thousand deaths’. These kinds of talks are the jargons of the upper class people in Dark Wood Cliff for the last few years now. All these jargons were thought of by that Yang Lianting to flatter Dongfang Bubai. The more he heard it, the more he liked it, so later, when someone doesn’t speak like this, it’s a really big offence to him. Also, if there were a slight disrespect in the way you say it, you’ll immediately be killed,” Yingying explained.

“Do you also say all these bullshits when you see Dongfang Bubai?” Ren Woxing asked.

“If I’m at Dark Wood Cliff, what can I do but to say these words? That’s why I live at Luoyang city to avoid all these crazy talks.”

“Brother Shangguan, you don’t need to say these words between us,” Ren Woxing told him.

“Yes. Chief’s sacred order only comes around every one hundred years and it cannot be replaced by ten thousand lives. The sacred order is like the brilliance of the sun and the moon illuminating the world, subordinate will obey the order,” Shangguan Yun replied. Yingying pursed her lips, not daring to laugh.

Ren Woxing asked, “What do you think is the best way for us to go up Dark Wood Cliff?”

Shangguan Yun replied, “Chief is confident and is a divine strategist; in the present age nobody can come close to your brilliance. In the presence of Chief, how can subordinate dare to offer my trivial idea?”

Ren Woxing scowled and said, “When Dongfang Bubai discusses a matter with the sect, no one dares to say anything?”

“Dongfang Bubai’s ability and wisdom is above everyone, and no one has as much experience as he is. Even if someone has a thought about it, they wouldn’t dare to speak to avoid a sudden misfortune befalling them,” Yingying said.

Ren Woxing said, “That’s how it is. That’s very good, extremely good! Brother Shangguan, what order did Dongfang Bubai give you to capture Linghu Chong?”

“He said whoever captures Hero Linghu would be heaped with gifts. If we couldn’t capture him, then we should bring our own heads to him,” Shangguan Yun said.

Ren Woxing laughed. “Very good, tie Linghu Chong up and claim your gifts.”

Shangguan Yun retreated a step, and fear was etched on his face. “Hero Linghu is Chief’s beloved general, and he has done a big service to our sect. How could Subordinate dare to commit this sin?”

Ren Woxing laughed and said, “It’s very hard to go up to Dongfang Bubai’s place, but if you’re taking the bound up Linghu Chong up, he would definitely let us see him.”

Yingying smiled, “Wonderful plan! We’ll go up and see Dongfang Bubai pretending to be Uncle Shangguan’s subordinates. Once we see him, we’ll get our weapons out and attack him. Even though his martial art is high, he’ll still find it difficult to fight four pair of hands with his one pair.”

Xiang Wentian added, “It’ll be best if Brother Linghu pretends to be heavily injured and has his feet and hands bound. We’ll splash some blood on him to make it real and then we’ll carry him up using a stretcher. Dongfang Bubai wouldn’t have any protections against this plan, and we can also store weapons in the stretcher.”

“Very good, very good,” Ren Woxing agreed with this plan.

They then heard the sound of horses’ hooves galloping on the long street, with someone shouting, “We’ve captured the Master of Wind and Thunder Hall. We’ve captured the Master of Wind and Thunder Hall!”

Yingying beckoned Linghu Chong to go with her. The two of them went to the entrance of the inn and saw tens of men on horses carrying torches. They were crowding around a tall and strong old man as they went past the street. That old man had a white beard and his face was full of blood. His two hands were bound behind his back and his eyes were staring ahead brightly as if they were spouting fire. It was apparent that he was furious.

Yingying whispered, “Five to six years ago, when Dongfang Bubai met uncle Tong, they were even more close to each other than the two bear brothers. Who could’ve thought that he would turn ruthless against him today?”

Not long after that, Shangguan Yun came carrying a stretcher with him. Yingying bound Linghu Chong’s arms using a white cloth and hung the cloth on his neck. They then slaughtered a sheep and smeared the sheep’s blood all over his body. Ren Woxing and Xiang Wentian both changed into the uniform of the sect, and Yingying also changed into a man’s clothes. They all smeared their faces black. After all of them had eaten and worn the uniforms of Shangguan Yun’s subordinates, they went on their way to Dark Wood Cliff.

Forty li northwest of the Dingzhou prefecture, the mountain rock was dark red like blood, and there was a creek called Ape Creek with water rushing by. As they went further north, the cliffs on their sides rose up like walls, and the mountain road spanned only five feet wide in between the two cliffs. The road to the gathering altar of the Sun Moon Sect was heavily guarded by members of the sect, who were very respectful toward them because of Shangguan Yun. After passing three checkpoints, they arrived to another creek. Shangguan Yun released a signal arrow and three boats from the other side came over to them. Linghu Chong secretly thought, “Sun Moon Sect’s hundreds years of existence really isn’t a small matter. If it weren’t for Shangguan Yun leading the way, we would’ve had to attack from the outside. That wouldn’t be very easy at all.”

On the other side of the creek, the way up the mountain was very steep. Everyone had to abandon their horses. Some people in the party carried torches to light up their way. Yingying walked besides the stretcher with her hand on her pair of swords guarding Linghu Chong.

Linghu Chong felt the constant danger he was in as they went up the mountain. If the people carrying the stretcher decided that they didn’t want to carry him anymore, they could just dump him into the deep valley besides the road and he would certainly die by their hands. When they reached the gathering altar, the sky was still dark. Shangguan Yun quickly ordered someone to report to Dongfang Bubai that he had successfully completed Chief’s order. After some time, the sound of tinkling bells was heard and Shangguan Yun immediately stood up and respectfully waited.

Yingying pulled Ren Woxing up and whispered, “Chief’s order has arrived. Quickly get up.” Ren Woxing immediately stood up and saw that all the sect members inside the altar were suddenly standing still and motionless, as if they had come under a demonic spell. The tinkling bells rang really fast before stopping. Not long after it stopped, a person wearing the yellow gown of a sect’s disciple appeared holding a yellow scroll with both hands. He read the scroll out loud, “Divine Sun Moon Sect’s refined scholar, kind-hearted warrior, just and wise Chief Dongfang commands: Jia Bu and Shangguan Yun have successfully carried out the order and have returned. This is an excellent achievement. Bring the captive along with you up the cliff.”

Shangguan Yun bowed. “Long live the Chief, unify the Jianghu.”

Linghu Chong found this hilarious. He thought to himself, “Isn’t this what the court eunuchs usually read out?”

He then heard Shangguan Yun’s loud reply, “Chief has granted subordinate to ascend the cliff. I will never forget this supreme virtue and benevolence.” Shangguan Yun’s subordinates also replied together, “Chief has granted subordinates to ascend the cliff. We will never forget this supreme virtue and benevolence.” Ren Woxing and Xiang Wentian followed along but secretly cursed.

Their party went up the stone steps ascending toward the cliff and passed three iron doors along the way. At each iron door, a person asked them for that night’s password and also inspected what they were carrying on their bodies. At last, they reached a stone gate with inscriptions on each side of it. The sentence on the right side read ‘Refined Scholar, Kind-hearted Warrior’, while the sentence on the left side said ‘Just and Wise’. There was a board hung horizontally above the gate with the red letterings saying ‘Brilliance of Sun and Moon’.

After they passed the stone gate, they saw a big bamboo basket on the ground which could probably hold more than ten catties worth of rice. Shangguan Yun shouted, “Take the captive in.” Ren Woxing, Xiang Wentian, and Yingying stooped down to pick up the stretcher and entered into the bamboo basket.

A copper gong was sounded three times and the bamboo basket was slowly pulled up. There was a pulley system on the top which allowed the bamboo basket to be pulled up. As the bamboo basket slowly ascended, Linghu Chong raised his head to take a look and saw only many dots of stars around him which made him realize how high the Dark Wood Cliff really was. Yingying extended her right arm and held his left hand. In the middle of the night, they were still able to see white clouds floating just above their heads. After some time, they entered a white fog, and when they looked down, they were not able to see anything except darkness around them.

After a long time, the bamboo basket finally stopped. Shangguan Yun and his men helped lift Linghu Chong out of the basket. Then they proceeded to the left for tens of feet before encountering another bamboo basket. Actually the peak of the cliff was too high so it required four pulley systems to reach the top. Linghu Chong pondered in his heart, “It’d be very difficult for Dongfang Bubai’s subordinates to see him since he lives in such a high place.”

When they reached the cliff’s peak, the sun had already risen and it was shining brightly from the east. The sun’s rays shone on an enormous decorated archway made from white jade, on which written in gold letters were the words ‘For the Benefit of Common People’. The gold coating of the letters reflected the sunlight and bursts of gold glittered everywhere. When people saw this, a feeling of profound respect would blossom in their hearts.

Linghu Chong thought, “There’s no one in Wulin who could setup this kind of fanfare like Dongfang Bubai. Even Shaolin and Songshan wouldn’t be able to follow this. As for Huashan and Hengshan, they lack even further. He’s really a learned man, unlike other crude and ordinary heroes in the realm.”

Ren Woxing softly muttered, “For the benefit of common people, hng!”

Shangguan Yun called out in a clear voice, “Subordinate from White Tiger Hall, Elder Shangguan Yun, has received Chief’s order and has come to pay a visit to Chief.”

Four people came out of a stone house from their right and walked toward them. They were all wearing purple gowns. One of them said, “Congratulations Elder Shangguan for completing a great service. How come Elder Jia didn’t come?”

“Elder Jia died for the cause and has repaid Chief’s kindness,” Shangguan Yun replied.

“That’s how it is. Then Elder Shangguan will surely be promoted,” that person replied.

“If Chief promotes me, then I wouldn’t dare forget Brother’s help,” Shangguan Yun said.

When that person heard this promise of a bribe, a smile crept into his eyes. “We should thank you first!” He gave Linghu Chong a glance and laughingly said, “Is this the little kid that Young Lady Ren admires? I thought he would have a face like Pan An or Song Yu, but I guess I was wrong. Green Dragon Hall’s Elder Shangguan, please come through here.”

“Chief hasn’t promoted me yet so don’t say this too early. If Chief or General Yang heard this, then we’d be in big trouble.”

That person stuck his tongue out and then led the way for them. They passed underneath the decorated archway and walked through a perfectly straight slab of road leading to a big door. After they went through the big door, another two people in purple gowns welcomed the five of them into the reception hall. One of them said, “General Yang wants to see you so just wait here.”

“Yes!” Shangguan Yun acknowledged and put both of his arms besides his body. Even after a long time, that ‘General Yang’ still hadn’t come out yet, but Shangguan Yun just stood there respectfully waiting. Linghu Chong thought, “Elder Shangguan’s position in the sect isn’t low, but once he comes up the cliff, everyone looks down on him and treats him just like a servant. Even the servants here seem to have more power than him. What kind of person is that General Yang? Most likely, he’s that Yang Lianting person. Before he came to be a general, he was just some ordinary servant doing some trifle things. But now the White Tiger Hall’s elder actually has to wait respectfully for his arrival. Dongfang Bubai has really gone too far!”

After another long wait, footsteps were heard coming towards them. From the sound of the steps, it seemed that the person had no internal energy at all. With a cough, a person emerged from behind the screen. Linghu Chong took a peek and saw that this person was around thirty years old and was wearing a red jujube satin gown. He appeared tall and strong, and his face was full of beard. In appearance, he really looked like a healthy and powerful martial artist.

Linghu Chong thought, “Yingying said that Dongfang Bubai is very pampering towards this guy, and she also said that the relationship between these two is shady. I always thought that he would look like a girly and pretty man, who would’ve thought he’d be this big and burly fellow. This is really outside my imagination. Could it be that he’s not Yang Lianting?” He then heard that person said, “Elder Shangguan, you successfully accomplished your goal of capturing Linghu Chong. Chief will definitely be happy with this.” His voice was really deep and was pleasant to hear.

Shangguan Yun bowed to him and said, “That’s all because of Chief’s good fortune and General Yang’s thorough advice. Subordinate is merely carrying out Chief’s order.”

Linghu Chong inwardly felt strange. “This person must surely be Yang Lianting!”

Yang Lianting walked to the side of the stretcher and took a look at Linghu Chong’s face. Linghu Chong’s eyes were unfocused, his mouth hung slightly open, and he was wearing a stupefied expression while his whole body was bloodied as though he had received some heavy injuries. Yang Lianting asked, “Is this almost dead person Linghu Chong? Are you sure you got the right person?”

“Subordinate saw with my own eyes when he took the leadership of Heng-Shan School, so it couldn’t be wrong. In addition, he gave Elder Jia three stabs in his major acupoints and also injured Subordinate’s two palms. My injuries are serious, it’s likely that it won’t be healed in one and a half year,” Shangguan Yun reported.

Yang Lianting laughed, “You beat up Young Lady Ren’s beloved until he’s like this. Be careful, she’ll come and kill you.”

“Subordinate is loyal to Chief. I don’t care about other people’s hatred towards me. It’s Subordinate’s wish to be loyal to Chief till death; then my whole family would’ve been honoured,” Shangguan Yun replied.

“Very good, very good. I must tell Chief about your loyalty, Chief will definitely heap you with gifts. The Wind and Thunder Hall’s elder has betrayed Chief and sowed confusion. Have you known about this?”

“Subordinate doesn’t know the details, but would like to consult General about this. If Chief or General has an order, subordinate will put my life on the line to do it. I will go through fire and water and I wouldn’t balk at a thousand deaths,” Shangguan Yun said.

Yang Lianting sat on a chair and let out a long sigh. “This old guy Tong Baixiong, he’s always relied on Chief’s kindheartedness. He regards himself highly and has always looked down on other people. In the last few years, he’s been secretly plotting to rebel with some of his friends. I’ve seen clues of this for a long time already. Who would’ve thought that he becomes even more and more of an outlaw as days go by. He even went to collude with that sect rebel Ren Woxing; how absurd!”

“He actually went to… went to collude with that Ren?” Shangguan Yun’s voice was trembling, it was obvious that he was greatly shocked.

“Elder Shangguan, why are you so afraid? That Ren Woxing doesn’t have three heads and six arms. In the days gone by, Chief played him till he was doing everything that Chief asked him to. It was only because of Chief’s kindness that he’s still alive today. If he doesn’t come to Dark Wood Cliff then it doesn’t matter, but if he dares to come here, wouldn’t it be just like slaughtering a chicken?”

“Yes, yes,” Shangguan Yun agreeing with him. “But how did Tong Baixiong collude with him?”

Yang Lianting explained, “Tong Baixiong secretly met with Ren Woxing, and the two of them had a long chat for many hours. Another traitor of the sect was also there, Xiang Wentian. Someone saw them having the meeting. What could he be talking about with these two traitors for so long? It must’ve been a secret meeting to rebel against Chief. When Tong Baixiong returned to Dark Wood Cliff, I asked him whether this meeting happened. He actually admitted it!”

Shangguan Yun said, “He already admitted it then naturally he didn’t do anything wrong.”

Yang Lianting said, “I asked him why didn’t he go and report to Chief after meeting Ren Woxing. He said: ‘Brother Ren came to me to have a chat. He regards me as a friend, I also regard him as a friend, why can’t friends have a chat with each other?’ I asked him: ‘Ren Woxing has returned to Jianghu and he’s intending to attack Chief. You already know about this point. Since he’s not going to be polite to Chief, how can you still regard him as a friend?’ His reply was even more ridiculous, damn him, this old chap actually said: ‘I’m afraid it’s Chief who’s being impolite to other people, it’s not necessarily other people who’s being impolite to Chief!'”

“This old chap is talking nonsense! Chief’s righteousness is as high as the sky and he treats his friends very generously, how can he be impolite to people? That naturally is being ungrateful to Chief.” When Yang Lianting heard these words, of course he believed that the word ‘Chief’ was referring to Dongfang Bubai. But Shangguan Yun was actually praising Ren Woxing. Linghu Chong and party then heard him continue, “Since Subordinate has already vowed my loyalty and devotion to Chief, if I heard any daring rats to speak rudely about Chief, I would never let them go.” These words were actually aimed to scold Yang Lianting, but how would he know? Yang Lianting laughed and said, “Very good, if all the brothers in the sect can be like Elder Shangguan and be very loyal to Chief, what else do we need to worry about? You’ve worked hard already, go down and take a rest.”

Shangguan Yun was startled. “Subordinate would really like to meet Chief. Every time Subordinate sees Chief, I would feel greatly vigorous and would be able to do my duty with enthusiasm. It’d be as if I had cultivated my internal energy for ten years.”

Yang Lianting tastelessly laughed and said, “Chief is very busy, I’m afraid he doesn’t have time to see you.”

Shangguan Yun put his hand into his bosom and when he took it out, there were more than ten pearls on his palm. He walked forward a few steps and whispered, “General Yang, when subordinate went on the mission this time, I managed to get these eighteen pearls. I’d like to give these as a present. I hope that General would let me see Chief. If Chief likes them, maybe he would promote me and then heap me with gifts.”

Yang Lianting smiled falsely. “We’re brothers, why do we need to be so polite? Thank you very much.” Then he lowered his voice and said, “When I see Chief, I’ll put in a good word for you and advise him to promote you to be the elder of the Green Dragon Hall.”

Shangguan Yun bowed again and again. Then he said, “If I get promoted, Shangguan Yun would never forget Chief’s and General’s kindness.”

Yang Lianting said, “Wait here till Chief is free, then he’ll ask you to come in.”

“Yes, yes, yes!” Shangguan Yun excitedly replied. He then closed his hand around the pearls and retreated a few steps. Yang Lianting stood up and in a grand manner went inside. After another long time, a purple-gowned servant came out. He stood erect and in a clear voice announced, “Refined scholar, kind-hearted warrior, the just and wise Chief commands: Elder Shangguan Yun of White Tiger Hall, take the prisoner and enter.”

Shangguan Yun said, “Thank you for Chief’s grace. I wish Chief a long life and to unify the Jianghu.” He then swung his left hand across asking the purple gown servant to lead the way. Ren Woxing, Xiang Wentian, and Yingying carried Linghu Chong behind them. As they walked in, the veranda above them was full of warriors armed with spears. They entered three iron gates and arrived at a long corridor whose sides were lined up by hundreds of warriors. Each of the warriors carried a long sabre in his hand and had crossed the sabres above their heads. Shangguan Yun and his party bent their waists and lowered their heads as they walked along the corridor. If any of these hundreds of sabres suddenly chopped down then they would surely lose their heads. Ren Woxing and Xiang Wentian had gone through more than a hundred battles and they wouldn’t have even given these warriors a thought, but to be able to see Dongfang Bubai, they had to endure these insults first. They felt vehemence in their hearts. Linghu Chong thought, “Dongfang Bubai treats his subordinates so rudely. How can they remain loyal to him? His subordinates haven’t rebelled yet only because they’re afraid of him. But if Dongfang Bubai looks down on this people, how can he not be defeated?”

After they went through the sabre path, they arrived at a doorway covered by a curtain. Shangguan Yun parted the curtain and went inside. Suddenly, flickering of lights was seen as eight spears were thrust at him from everywhere. Four spears were aimed at the front of his chest while the other four spears were aimed at the back of his body, the spears stopped inches from touching him. Linghu Chong immediately surmised the situation and thus extended his hand to grab the long sword stored underneath the bandage on his thigh. But he saw Shangguan Yun just standing there motionless while calling out clearly, “Elder Shangguan Yun from the White Tiger Hall is here to pay his respect to the refined scholar, kind-hearted warrior, the just and wise Chief!”

Someone from inside the hall shouted, “Enter!”

The eight spearmen immediately retreated to form two lines on either side. Linghu Chong only then understood. Originally, when these eight spearmen stabbed out with their spears, they were just trying to frighten them. If the people coming into the hall had bad intentions, when they saw the eight spears being thrust towards them, they would immediately draw their weapons to fight back. Then the betrayal would’ve been exposed.

They entered a big hall and Linghu Chong thought, “What a long hall!” The width of the hall was only around thirty feet, but the depth of the hall was around three hundred feet. At the end of the hall, an old man with a long beard was seated. That person was Dongfang Bubai.

There was no window inside the hall, and only candles illuminated the inside of the hall. On both sides of Dongfang Bubai’s seat were two flickering oil lamps. At the distance they were at, they couldn’t see Dongfang Bubai’s appearance clearly. Shangguan Yun knelt at the bottom of the stairs and said clearly, “Chief is a refined scholar and kind-hearted warrior; just and wise, flourishes the Divine Sect, and benefits the common people. Subordinate Elder Shangguan Yun of White Tiger Hall pays his respect to Chief.”

The purple-gowned servant standing besides Dongfang Bubai shouted, “How come your subordinates aren’t kneeling when paying their respects to Chief?”

Ren Woxing thought, “The moment hasn’t arrived yet. What’s the harm in kneeling to you? Wait until I pull your muscle out and skin you alive.” At this thought, he immediately lowered his head and kneeled down. When Xiang Wentian and Yingying saw him kneeling down, they also knelt down. Shangguan Yun said, “Subordinate’s men have always longed to see Chief. Today, Chief has finally bestowed us with this kindness. This is really a kindness that has favoured eighteen generations of their ancestors. Once they saw Chief, they were so pleased that they forgot to kneel down. Please forgive them.”

Yang Lianting was standing besides Dongfang Bubai. He said, “Report to Chief how Elder Jia died for the sect.”

Shangguan Yun replied, “Elder Jia and Subordinate were carrying out Chief’s order. In the last few years, we both have been promoted by Chief. This is a big kindness that’s hard to repay. So this time when Chief put this heavy responsibility on both of us, we both were feeling very vigorous. We felt that since Chief instructed us to do this, and also because of Chief’s foolproof plan, no matter who’s been assigned to capture Linghu Chong, they would never fail. Since Chief sent the two of us, we had no concern whatsoever…” Linghu Chong was lying on the stretcher and his mind was secretly scolding, “Disgusting, disgusting! Shangguan Yun’s nickname has the word ‘hero’ in it. But he can say this without his face turning red or his ears turning red, I didn’t know there’s such a shameless person in this world.”

At this moment, he heard someone shouting from behind them, “Brother Dongfang, was it really you who sent people to capture me?” This person’s voice sounded old but his inner energy was abundant. After he had spoken these words, the echo from his voice reverberated throughout the hall showing just how powerful he was. He guessed that this person was the Wind and Thunder Hall’s elder, Tong Baixiong.