By some weird coincidence, Xia Fei's lie had involved a runaway disciple of the Assassin Sect from many years ago.
After placing down the document, Craneshadow thought for a long time with his eyebrows knitted. There was no other logical reason that could explain the present conundrum outside of Xia Fei being a descendant of Bloodshadow. Phantom, who was the catalyst of all this, did not even enter Craneshadow's consideration as everybody in the sect knew that Phantom was dead. It was something out of fairy tales for a soul to remain on the realm of the living even after the body died.
After returning the documents to their original spots, Craneshadow left the room and approached Shadowless. Although he was the sect master of the Assassin Sect, his measure of esteem toward his sect brother was immense.
