Yang Qing poked at the flames once more but instead of sparks being produced from it, a part of the flame split off and transformed into a blue veil that covered the flames.
"I wonder how long it would have taken me to realize there was a veil there. If the review committee had not allowed me access to the gold floor, would have I remained oblivious?" muttered Yang Qing as he threw the stick he was prodding with, into the flame. The blue veil that had been covering the flames, receded like a curtain as the stick was burning away.
"What happened?" asked Dai Chen.
"A lot... Where do I begin? What happened to Hao Da and the rest is as good as any.." said Yang Qing with a sigh.
