Chapter 2255 — They Have Returned?
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"That is precisely what puzzles me. That is why I want Tagan Long brought here, so that he may recount the details of that time to us carefully, and we can form a proper judgment," Old Six said.
"Could it be that the great fire-lion lent them its aid?" Old Twelve asked with a frown.
"No!" Old Six shook his head. "Though that fire-lion has some ties to this sect, it would not meddle in the affairs of human cultivators. Spirit beasts—apart from contracted ones, which will join in human battles—are for the most part not easily commanded by men. Besides, when we surrounded and exterminated that sect back then, this fire-lion did not act. Why would it act now?"
At the time of that sect's extermination, Old Twelve and Old Thirteen had not yet set foot on the Heaven Rank, so naturally they had not taken part; even Old Six had been no more than a bystander then—only he knew more of the secrets of those years than Old Twelve did.
"Then that is strange. Could it be that because Zhang Nai Pao secretly aided the young fire-lion, the great fire-lion chose to act?" Old Twelve was likewise utterly bewildered.
"Hard to say. So let us wait for Tagan Long and hear what he has to say!" Old Six said.
Before long, Tagan Gao returned, with Tagan Long following close behind him, striding quickly inside. Seeing the two men in the room, he at once clasped his fists in salute: "Tagan Long pays his respects to the two martial uncles!"
"No need for ceremony. Tagan Long, you should understand why we have summoned you?" Old Twelve asked. "Tell us once more, in complete detail, everything that happened before the Grand Protector departed!"
"Yes..." Tagan Long nodded hurriedly. He dared not conceal anything either, and recounted the whole affair from beginning to end, including certain details Tagan Gao had not noticed. At last he asked cautiously: "Martial Uncle, my master—is he really..."
"It is true. The Grand Protector has perished!" Old Twelve sighed.
"It must have been those two who did it! Martial Uncles, you must avenge my master!" Hearing this news, Tagan Long spoke with profound grief.
"Whether it was them cannot be determined for now, but this debt must be repaid, without question. Now, describe to me in detail the techniques that Zhang Nai Pao used..." Old Six suddenly asked.
"Zhang Nai Pao's techniques?" Tagan Long was slightly taken aback. He had not paid much attention to Wei Zhao's techniques before; now, after thinking hard for a long while, he said: "I remember he had a move—he seemed to shout something like Frenzied Fire Fist..."
"Frenzied Fire Fist?" A sharp light flashed in Old Six's eyes! So it was indeed the Frenzied Fire Fist. Others might not know, but he did: this martial art was the crowning secret of that sect. Since this Zhang Nai Pao used the Frenzied Fire Fist, then without a doubt he was of that sect!
It seemed that Old Thirteen's death truly could not be disentangled from those two.
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