... This is another book

adopting a homeless snake

"Master"

"Grand Master"

The air was still in the Garden. None of the usual liveliness greeted the newly arrived trio.

Yi Luo had to immediately put up a protective shield for him and Yi Yi's other two disciples. The Garden was in a mess. No sign of the lush verdant garden was left, it was brown everywhere the eyes can see. The grass under their feet echoes with a loud crunch sound with every step they take.

"Shishu... this" Jia Yi, Yi Yi's eldest disciple, asks as she took out the silver thread she inherited from her master "is this Grand Master's true nature?"

There was no Garden Master in the garden. There were just emptiness and a mass of dark smoke moving attacking a dome of blue ice. Thick tree roots envelopes the blue ice, strangling it in an attempt of breaking the hard ice. Sharp leaves and flower petals rain heavily on the dome, creating small cracks.

Yi Luo had never forgotten how he had forsaken his old name and identity to follow his Master.

"No, this is not it" Yi Luo said in a low tone.

This was just the start of it. Master is being lenient towards that person. All of Master's disciples know full well of what their Master is capable of doing.

"Shishu, what's the order?" Wei Yi, Yi Yi's second disciple, asks as he pulls out a bronze thread, which was inherited from Yi Yi just as Jia Yi's silver thread, and begin to knot the thread.

Yi Luo took a deep breath before flicking his fan almost disbelieving himself for the word he is about to say.

"You two, protect the ice. I'll distract Master" Yi Luo said.

The two were confused. Wasn't the enemy the one inside the ice dome? Why should we protect that instead of helping Grand Master?

But these two are the late First Disciple's direct disciple, raised and trained by the Red Thread Yi Yi herself. They know better than to ask and they definitely understand that they should never lose their heads while in a battle. So they move.

Soon, flashes of silver and bronze intertwined, formed on top of the dome, slipping in under the wild strong tree roots that were crushing the ice dome.

"WHY ARE YOU HERE? MOVE" Jia Yi and Wei Yi both shivers as they heard the anger filled voice. If it wasn't for Yi Luo's protective barrier still shrouding over them, they would've already puke blood.

Their late Master Yi Yi was of this same calibre. She was terrifying when in full battle.

"Master, please calm yourself." Yi Luo shouts to the void. "Do not let yourself be consumed with anger"

He throws his fan to the emptiness, and in a boomerang like action, it hits on his Master, revealing his body while disentangling the enchantment over him, before returning back to his hand. Yi Luo's hand almost burn from the impact, his fan had absorbed some of the fire elements from his Master.

"Yi Luo, where's Yi Yue?" the Garden Owner glares at him

"Young Miss is currently with Yi Liu and the outer disciples. Master, please quell your anger." Yi Luo asks again. "Your body is still hurt from two years ago. This follower beg of you Master, to remember of their Master's sacrifice and not to let Eldest Sister's sacrifice be in vain" Yi Luo shouted this time pointing towards Jia Yi and Wei Yi.

Suddenly, the ice dome dissolves. The Man from inside the ice easily flashes out and stands right in front of the Garden Owner.

"Shishu-" Jia Yi looks at Yi Luo for their next course of action but Yi Luo told the two to hold on.