Aethersage could tell Alex was flattering him, but he still liked the praise. He grinned, rubbing the back of his head.
"Oh right," he said, remembering something suddenly. "You didn't get a chance to enter, did you?"
Alex shook his head. "I had to spend some time in the Beast Cloud sect," he said.
"Why? Did they not have the Locust shells?" Aethersage asked.
"No, they did. It's just the Emerald Raven's tail feathers that took me a long time to get," Alex said. "The beast didn't want to give them to me, so I had to make a pill for him and whatnot. It's a boring story that took away nearly two months of mine. When I came back, there was this situation, so I had to deal with it first."
"Is it dealt with?" Aethersage asked.
"Finally, yes. Senior Flareborn just gave me the confirmation that the main perpetrator has been captured. So there is no one else to take care of."
