Chapter 147: A Meeting Full Of Bad News
Xuan Zi knocked on the door of the residence politely and waited for a response, something that he hadn’t done ever since becoming the sect master of the Crimson Snow Sect. His posture solemn and his face rather rigid, sect master Xuan Zi looked ready for a serious argument.
"Come in," a tired voice sounded from within the room, and the door swung open by itself.
Inside, a man who looked slightly older than the sect master himself sat in meditation. Strewn across the room were dozens of towels smeared with blood and pus, while the cleaner areas contained numerous precious healing medicines.
Xuan Zi carefully avoided the litter on the floor and sat down on a relatively clean cushion.
"How much have you recovered, Your Excellency?" He then asked the old man sitting on the low bed.
"Another week is enough. I should be able to bear the strain of the returning journey by then. The spatial intersections at the edge of this Solar System are getting more and more polluted by the unidentified energies. I should have been more cautious..."
The old man rambled on for a few seconds, and Xuan Zi nodded along noncommittally.
"I have a rather serious matter to report. The sect may face the wrath of an expert in the near future. It’d be best if your excellency were to deal with it yourself."
The old man gave him a sharp glance and nodded after a few seconds of contemplation.
"Explain."
"A sealed world fragment has surfaced not far from here. The disciples who were nearby at that time investigated it, and their report confirms our suspicions.