Chapter 2480: Chapter 2480: True and False Flame (4)
Flame hadn’t expected Gu Qingheng to attack after saying just two words, and hurriedly defended himself. However, instead of receiving Qingheng’s moves, he was stumbled by an old man who suddenly rushed forward. His heart immediately tightened, and he hurriedly focused on battling Ming Guang. Nevertheless, since he wasn’t the real Flame, his skills were far inferior to Ming Guang, and after dozens of moves, he was sent flying by a strike from Ming Guang.
Immediately, a mouthful of blood spattered onto his mask.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Xiaobai was bitten again by gold, seemingly unable to escape. In the end, it could only lie dead on the ground like its master.
"You’re not Flame." Gu Qingheng approached, "Let Flame come to see the General."
"Don’t even think about it." The fake Flame snorted coldly, "Our Master isn’t someone you can meet just because you want to."
"Wasn’t it your message proposing to exchange the people of the Huaka Tribe?" Qingheng raised an eyebrow slightly, "Or was it a mistake?"
"Did you bring the King’s Seal of Miaojiang?"
Gu Qingheng remained silent.
"If not, then you’re here to wait for your death."
"What about this?" Gu Qingheng suddenly raised an ancient silver thumb ring.
"How do you have our Young Master’s token?"
"You don’t need to know that." Gu Qingheng smiled, "I want to meet Flame."
The man struggled to stand, picked up a flute, and blew a few notes with all his strength.
Soon, the sound of long whistles echoed from an unknown direction.
This was signaling.
"Please." The man smiled, not bothering to pick up the mask fallen on the ground, and suddenly leaped off the cliff.
Gu Qingheng frowned, noticing the cliff shrouded in fog, making it impossible to see the bottom. Since the counterpart dared to jump, there must be a landing spot not far below. But what if there’s a trick involved? He valued his life too much to gamble on life and death recklessly.
Yet, having come so far, not going down wasn’t an option.
He reached into his backpack, pulling out a rope, which while unlikely to reach the bottom, could at least allow him to inspect the situation below the fog.
One end of the flying claw gripped the rock on the shore, while he held the other end, sliding rapidly down toward the abyss.
Indeed, from above it looked like fog, but after descending a distance, he discovered protruding rocky edges on the cliff wall, and immediately released his grasp, landing on one of the stones. Unexpectedly, not far further down was a stone path.
As long as your Qinggong wasn’t too bad, jumping onto the path was more than enough.
Ming Guang quickly followed down.
Twisting upward along the path, circling about half the mountain, the front finally widened, even revealing a large gate, where several members of Flame Sect were stationed. Seeing Gu Qingheng and Ming Guang approach, they were unsurprised and instead proactively opened the gate.
Entering, it led into a hall.
"General Gu, I’ve awaited you for some time." Flame, seated at the master seat, stood up.
"The key is that your place is too difficult to find." Gu Qingheng smiled.
"Did you not find it here anyway?"
"Just by luck."
"Haha..." Flame laughed, "General Gu is indeed straightforward."
"Your tone seems familiar to me." Gu Qingheng raised an eyebrow slightly, "Do we know each other?"
Flame didn’t speak immediately, and after a moment of silence suddenly rose: "A guest is a visitor. Allow this Master to show General Gu around our Flame Sect’s headquarters."
"It would be a pleasure." Gu Qingheng nodded.
