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The elder in the white robe beckoned the short attendant with a wave of his hand, signaling him to step back, then similarly strode through the door and quickly walked up to Liu Ming to show him the way.
After passing through a rather short black corridor, Liu Ming followed the elder in the white robe into a secret chamber within the belly of the mountain.
Unlike the typical secret chambers in caves, the one that was only a little more than ten zhang in size was filled with a thin layer of white mist around its perimeter, which seemed to have the effect of blocking spiritual sense. In the center, there was only a stone table and two stone chairs; aside from that, there was nothing else.
"Please take a seat," the elder in the white robe gestured with an inviting hand and said with a beaming smile.
Liu Ming, not standing on ceremony, took two or three steps to a stone chair, lifted his black robe, and sat down.
