Xu Qing led the way through the rain, followed by Fan Shishuang, with Erniu in the rear.0

Their positioning made Fan Shishuang nervous. And considering he was in human territory without any backup, his anxiety only continued to mount.0

***1

After the three of them left, Fourth Prince’s banquet hall was completely silent. Everyone looked around without saying a word. Of course, that silence was only a foil to the tempests raging in their hearts and minds. They were shocked. Incredulous. And there were many other emotions assailing them.0

They only knew how Xu Qing’s time in Firemoon lands ended. They hadn’t heard about what led up to Xu Qing becoming the Grand Darkheaven. They also had no idea what sort of tensions had come to exist between him and the Firemoon chosen.0

What had just played out gave them some clues. After all, when all was said and done, it was common knowledge that Xu Qing had defeated Sir Firedark to secure his spot as the Grand Darkheaven. But clues were just clues, and they could really only guess at what exactly had happened that would make Fan Shishuang afraid of Xu Qing’s mere presence.2

After all, Fan Shishuang was a Smoldering God! He was an amazing chosen from the Firemoon Darkheaven echelon, and...0