The wooden door opened, and a disciple of miscellaneous chores walked in. The withered old man's brow furrowed immediately; it was the first time a disciple dared to knock on his door.
"What's the matter?"
The withered old man squinted, looking at Huang Song.
"Second Elder, Brother Ling Yun, he, he..."
Under those sharp eyes, Huang Song immediately felt his blood freeze, but he still stammered and reported what he came to say.
"What happened to Ling Yun?"
Upon mentioning Ling Yun, a softness passed through the Second Elder's eyes, assuming Ling Yun had something that needed notifying through this disciple.
"Second Elder, Brother Ling Yun, his Lifebound Jade Token shattered..."
Huang Song swallowed, bit his lip, and then fell to the ground with a "thud," not daring to look at the withered old man, reporting with his head bowed.
"...What?!"
Second Elder hesitated for a moment before his pale blood-colored brows shot up, introducing a sharpness to his previously calm voice.
