Shadow Mask Group

50 - Meeting In The Main Room

"My respect to you" Song Quon said respectfully.

"Stand up and come closer" said the man, who appeared to be in his 30s.

Song Quon immediately complied. He stood up and walked closer to the man in front of him. Until finally he stopped at a distance of 3 steps towards the man.

The man sitting on the throne seat immediately stood up and walked over to Song Quon. Until the distance between Song Quon and himself was only 1 step away.

"You've been in that world for a long time, too, huh?" said the man.

"I'm sorry, sir, because I couldn't get here right away" Song Quon said regretfully.

The man smiled. "It's okay. Where's the seal you told me at the time?"

Song Quon stretched out his hand and revealed a palm that contained a picture of white flames. "I don't know if this seal will affect me or not. But I'm just on guard if this seal does affect me"

"I did say that if you had received the seal from me, then the other seal placed on you would have no effect. But it is different from this seal. It is a unique seal, created from different elements and from the energy of different people as well. But I can take it off you easily"

"Thank you Master" Song Quon said happily.

The person Song Quon called Master immediately held Song Quon's hand. The man in front of him immediately placed one of his other hands on Song Quon's palm.

Suddenly, a light shone on their hands. But it was only a few seconds. The man directly distanced his hand from Song Quon.

"There is still that fire sign. But the real seal was removed. I didn't remove the mark so that others wouldn't suspect you" the man said.

Song Quon nodded towards the man in front of him.

"I have a gift for you", the man smiled.

Song Quon became confused, "What gift do you want to give me?"

At the headquarters, precisely in the main room. Liu Chen, Zhang Jiangwu, Zong Xian, Yang Jia Li, Feng Ying, Lu Tuoli and Chan Juan were seen gathering.

"I got the news that the two sects, the middle and small of the white stream, suddenly disappeared" said Yang Jia Li.

"Disappeared? What do you mean?" said Liu Chen.

"All members of the sect were killed in one different night. There are no members left. No one knows who caused the incident" said Yang Jia Li.

"Isn't that clear? It must be a black-flow sect or it could be the demons who started to move" Zong Xian said.

"I don't think it's possible for demons. If they are the culprit, then why don't they just declare war on us directly or maybe directly attack the magnitude of a large sect or even a kingdom", Yang Jia Li stared at Zong Xian.

"Then will we help investigate this case? Because the group we made is not just to defeat the devil. But we must also protect others from other dangers besides the demon race, such as the black-flow sect" Liu Chen said.

"If the demon race is not the culprit, it must be the black sect of the perpetrators from this race. After all, the black and white flow sect was hostile. Then they will destroy each other" Zong Xian said.

Yang Jia Li exhaled. "That's the problem. If the culprit is a black sect and not an alliance, then I won't tell you this"

Liu Chen frowned. "Then, what do you mean tell us this news? And then how do you know news like this, even though you're also silent at headquarters"

"I have informants who always give me the latest news. So I got this information from him. He was one of my confidants. He will seek information about what situations occur and what events are being discussed at the end of this by the community.

I gave him a communication stone because I had it. The communication stone I gave him is also not a stone connected to ours and is only connected to my communication stone given by father back then", explained Yang Jia Li.

Everyone nodded in understanding, "Then now what do you mean tell us this information? Have some sects allied to exterminate the sect of the white-flow sect?" zong Xian.

Yang Jia Li shook his head, "Not that. This second piece of news I'm trying to tell you is probably going to surprise you"

"Already, don't beat the tele. Just say it!" said the impatient Zong Xian.

Yang Jia Li looked at Zong Xian for a moment, he directly propped up his chin with both hands and stared back in front. "The problem is that it's not just the white stream that gets in trouble like this. However, the two small sects of the black stream were the same. All their members vanished in one night without knowing who was behind this. So it was impossible for the black stream to attack the white flow sect"

Everyone's surprised. Then, if the culprit is not a black sect and not a demon race, then who did it? Who did all this? Is someone intent on revenge? Nah! There was no way that was the purpose of the perpetrator because the sect that was victimized was not just one, but there were four. They immediately struggled with their own thoughts on the matter.

It was impossible for a black-flow sect to attack a sect that was one stream away with them. Because if they did that, then the power that the black-flow sect had would weaken. Vice versa. It was impossible for a white-flow sect to destroy a sect that was one-flow with it.

"It seems like someone else is making a mess" Zong Xian said.

Yang Jia Li stared at the young man beside him. He nodded, "I have the same thoughts as you. But I don't know who the other side is"

"I want to express my opinion, what can I do?" lu Tuoli.

All the group leaders and even the group representatives turned towards the sound. They started nodding and allowed the young man to give his opinion.

"I think we put that problem aside first. Because we just don't have any leads to investigate. So we should focus on the training of all members and we should just cancel the tournament that will be held one week from now. Because the demon emperor will rise soon.

It is true that the Demon Emperor will gather strength first before attacking us. Yet they still had a powerful demonic devil on their side. So it won't take long to build strength for them. Moreover, the demon general who was sealed thousands of years ago was already free and was now in the demon world, hence their strength was increasing. Although they had originally suffered some losses due to losing some of their strong demons, but since this was already 1,000 years from that incident, surely the demon race had returned to their ready-to-fight position", lu Tuoli.

Zong Xian nodded. "Alright, then you tell all the members that the tournament to be held 1 week later, is canceled and tell them that the training this time will be improved"

While getting a gaze from Zong Xian, Lu Tuoli nodded. "I'll tell them later"

Although he was the representative of Zhang Jiangwu, Zong Xian was also the chairman. So he had to follow his orders.

"I will investigate about the missing sect suddenly" a voice said.

Everyone looked at the sound in surprise. They had only first heard the young man with a flat expression beside Liu Chen say something more than one word. Even though his tone still sounds flat.

"Defend that, comrade!", Zong Xian pointed two thumbs at Zhang Jiangwu with a smile.

Liu Chen smiled, "It's the first time you've spoken more than two words", he also put on an expression of seius looking at the young man with a flat expression, "Then what's the reason you want to do that?"

Zhang Jiangwu replied that it could be that the other party had great strength and that if they were not vigilant, they would just die silly. He wanted to investigate who was behind the incident in order to be careful with him. He also said that he would go to the sect that experienced the incident, alone.

Although it was likely that all of their corpses had already been taken care of by other sects, Zhang Jiangwu wanted to try going to one of the sects to look at the situation there and check their corpses.

Liu Chen, Zong Xian and Yang Jia Li thought for a moment.

"If the enemy is a strong man, then you will be in danger. What if you die later?" zong Xian.

"Heh, don't say such things to Guang (Zhang Jiangwu)" Yang Jia Li said as he looked at Zong Xian.

Zong Xian looked back at the woman, "Well, we won't know it. So he could have died. Then if he dies, what about our real duty to protect humans from the Demon Emperor?"

"Hey, we'll let Guang do what he wants. But if possible one of us should go with him there. Maybe Guang will need help" Liu Chen said.

"No need" Zhang Jiangwu said.

Zhang Jiangwu replied with a nod and mutter, "Mn.."

"What if something happens to you when it's there?"

"I can take care of myself"

"Chairman Guang, I disagree. I will come with you" said Lu Tuoli, who is Zhang Jiangwu's representative.

Zhang Jiangwu shook his head in disapproval. He just wanted to go alone without bringing anyone else.

"But-"

Lu Tuoli's words were stopped by Liu Chen's words, "It's up to him to go alone or not"

Lu Tuoli directly looked at Liu Chen, "But chairman Xun, what if chairman Guang later-"

"I haven't finished speaking yet", Liu Chen stared at Lu Tuoli, leaving the young man speechless.

Liu Chen looked back at Zhang Jiangwu, "But run away if there is an enemy that has power over you and report your situation immediately on the communication stone. It doesn't matter if you get any information or not, but come back safely"

Zhang Jiangwu was silent for a moment. He began to question what Liu Chen had said to him.

Seeing that nod, made Liu Chen smile. "Then you can go and be careful"

Zhang Jiangwu nodded back.

Hearing that Liu Chen allowed Zhang Jiangwu to leave on his own, Lu Tuoli only sighed. He no longer speaks. He could only hope that no enemy would attack Zhang Jiangwu there later.

"Ah yes, I want to tell you that next week I will go to see my father first. I got word that my father had deployed his army to look for me for a year. Maybe he's worried about me. Because of that, I will be home next week" said Yang Jia Li.

"So the chairman at this base is just me and Haocun later?" said Liu Chen.

Yang Jia Li nodded. "I don't care if you allow me to go home or not, because if you don't let me, I'll go home"

"As far as you are. Does anyone care about your presence here?" zong Xian said with a cry.

Yang Jia Li immediately looked at Zong Xian in annoyance. "There are many members who will miss me later" he said in a loud tone to echo throughout the large room.

"Heh, there is the opposite. They'll be grateful that you're leaving this base. So they can survive you. Even as I see it, many of the members are staying away from you when they meet you" Zong Xian said.

Yang Jia Li immediately said in annoyance, "Didn't your parents teach you how to behave to a woman, huh?! You always make me the"

Zong Xian looked at Yang Jia Li coldly, not as usual. "Don't bring my parents. If you still want to survive"

After saying that, Zong Xian stood up from his seat. His expression returned as usual. He smiled, "All the problems we have discussed today. So we can disperse", he immediately left while patting Feng Ying on the shoulder. "Come, the meeting's over"

Feng Ying nodded. He followed Zong Xian.

Liu Chen, Zhang Jiangwu and Lu Tuoli also started to move out of their seats and went out. Now only Yang Jia Li was left with Chan Juan.

Yang Jia Li seemed still silent in his place when he saw the gaze of Zong Xian earlier. There was a huge angry and hateful look on the young man's gaze earlier.

Only Yang Jia Li alone saw that gaze. While others are not. "Would I have been wrong to speak?" muttered.

"What's the chairman of Xinxin?" chan Juan.

Yang Jia Li immediately shook his head. Standing too. "Let's get out too"

Chan Juan nodded and followed Yang Jia Li away from the main room.

In a small house made of wood, a little boy entered into someone's room. The boy opened the door slowly.

Krieett

Screeching doors indicate that the house is old enough to live in. The little boy looked in his place. His gaze depicted disbelief in what was before him.

A woman with legs that do not tread on the ground. The woman's feet were visible a few centimetres above ground level.

The little boy was sitting limp in his place when he saw this before him. "I-mom.."

A rope tied the neck of the woman before him. His face did not show pain. But sadness, despair, disappointment and there was also anger on his face.

Zong Xian woke up when it was still night. He did not want to sleep at first, but he was too tired. He also slept when it was night. He woke up when he saw his dream.

Sweat drenched the youth's temples. His breath was as though he had just come out of the water.

Zong Xian calmed himself down. He rubbed his face with his hands. "He should teach me a lesson. Because of him..."

Zong Xian seemed to have a hard time saying that last sentence. "I don't care what happens to me later. But for sure, I won't let her live happily ever after hurting my mother's feelings" she murmured. He clenched both his hands.

"You can live happily without feeling guilty about what you've done. It was completely unforgivable", Zong Xian's hand clasped tighter.

He chose to go to the training room to practice and not continue his sleep.

When he got there, Zong Xian was able to see Liu Chen who was also in the training room. The young man appears to be practicing.

Seeing that there was someone else in the training room, Zong Xian undoed his intention to practice. When he was about to leave, Liu Chen immediately realized the arrival of Zong Xian.

"Haocoon! What the hell are you here for? Do you want to practice too?" said Liu Chen who walked over to Zong Xian and put his sword back in.

Zong Xian looked at Liu Chen, "Um.but not so, I shouldn't bother you with the practice. So sorry, I'll go and not bother you"

Liu Chen immediately held Zong Xian's hand, "You're not bothering me. What if we fight now?"

Zong Xian turned his body to face Liu Chen. "Fight, now? Are you sure?"

Liu Chen nodded and immediately released his handrails from Zong Xian.

Zong Xian nodded and smiled, "Alright. Then come on"

They went to the middle of the training room. Both of them pulled out their weapons. Zong Xian with a high-level spear, while Liu Chen with a high-level sword. They should only use one of these weapons and not take the other.

There was a smile on their handsome faces, "You're ready to lose?" zong Xian.

"No" Liu Chen said.

Their gazes sharpened and stared at each other. They immediately came closer to each other and struck their weapons.