Time slipped by, and a month vanished in the blink of an eye.
Over the past month, Ning'an Prefecture had been anything but peaceful, caught in a tempest of turmoil.
Malevolent members of the Blood River Sect had run rampant, annihilating two third-rate factions and slaughtering them to the last person. The stench of blood lingered for days. Meanwhile, masters from the Cyan Flood Dragon Alliance and the Danxia Sect clashed fiercely on the Qinglin River. Their battle churned the waters and ravaged the shores, bringing disaster to many commoners living along the banks.
Yet, the most hotly debated topic on every street corner, in every teahouse and tavern, was the widely-known dueling agreement between the Iron Sword Sect and the Jingwu Bureau.
