"You don't understand Brother Xiong's circumstances," Fan Chaoyang said smoothly while Wu Ling struggled to keep his face impassive. "Three years ago, a demon savaged the Sanguine Saber Sect's Eastern division killing half the Elders, two-thirds of the Wardens, most of the Deacons, and any disciple unlucky enough to get in her way," the young lord explained to his less well-informed friends.
"I don't have the details about why, but I've heard that the Sect Master of the Sanguine Saber Sect won't allow anyone to transfer from other branches to the Eastern division," Fan Chaoyang continued. "They have to replace the lost talent with their own efforts or accomplish some other mission to be allowed to receive greater support from the rest of the sect," he said, his eyes carefully evaluating Xiong Dahuo.
