Author's Note: Do Not Unlock Yet. Chapter Is Still Under Construction
-------------
An eerie silence followed her words. The elder at the head of the table, long white hair trailing past his shoulders, murmured, "You think this is about Fang Chen."
Xiao Mei nodded. "It has to be. Think about it. We were the ones who placed the bounty on him after he absorbed the Dragon Tear Pond. And now we're being hunted one by one."
"But he was only Foundation Establishment Realm," another disciple scoffed.
"So maybe he isn't the one doing the killing," Xiao Mei said. "But someone is doing it for him. Either another faction wants him for themselves, or he has powerful allies. Either way, he's the common denominator."
The room fell silent again.
"Then we set a trap," the elder finally spoke. "We use him to lure out whoever is behind this."
---
