Episode Nine: Diancang's Eagle (9)

The sky was overcast with dark clouds, and thunder rumbled, followed by a downpour.

The raindrops were as big as soybeans, clattering loudly against the dry tiles atop the central hall of the Wen Family.

Yet inside the hall, there was a bizarre moment of silence.

The Diancang Elder's voice was not loud, yet it carried an unsettling confidence.

His face was flushed as though scorched by fire, with his white hair and beard fluttering as if swept by a strong gust of air.

That calm demeanor, if not an act of masterful performance, did not seem like that of a person trapped in peril.

For a moment...

A short and skinny elderly man in a straw coat stood hesitantly, his steps uncertain.

Seeing this, the Diancang Elder's eyes shifted from calm to piercing, adding a glint of fire, and his words suddenly turned sharp!

"What? You dare not make a move?"