From the communication spell, Liu Sumeng was able to pick out snippets of what had passed in the manor.
Chen Anyue and her father were engaged in an argument, neither party wishing to relent.
But eventually, Chen Gaoyong was quelled from his upset and returned to the task that he was supposed to be doing from the beginning. Liu Sumeng had a feeling that Anyue wasn't able to get her way. What truly happened, Liu Sumeng would have to wait till later to figure out because he was still caught in the midst of battle, counting down each second until Sect Leader Chen would finish up his damned spell.
He was growing impatient.
And his strength and stamina were not limitless, their comrades not tireless, unlike the Fallen Gods. They were worse for wear, bloodied from injury, and panting from exhaustion. There was blood and gore coating the ground, sinking into the earth in a mess of black and red. A pungent smell saturated the air, thick and heavy.
