Alex stood still for a long few seconds, staring at the old man. He couldn't comprehend how the old man knew about that.
"Who told you that?" he asked after a while.
"A few of my sect's elders were killed in that attack," the old man said. "They all died, and yet only you lived. How? Was Death really the cause of her death?"
Alex's eyes narrowed. "I managed to survive through some technique," he said.
"You survived Death… using some technique?" the old man asked with an incredulous look. "I will need you to teach me that technique."
"It's not a technique I can teach anyone else," Alex said. "Only I can use it."
The old man stood up. "That's a lie," he said. "Now, I must ask you to not tell another lie, because from how I see it, you were responsible for killing my sect members, and somehow got them to blame it on Death."
"Either you must prove your words and teach me the same technique, or I can only take it that you were the one that killed my sect members."
