A Cup of Flower Tea

Master Qishan was the first to talk.

Looking at the people in the temple, he said wearily, "Naturally, all of you must not think that the legend is only a legend. There were many signs that pointed to the approaching Everlasting night and the year before, Mr. First from the Academy went to the Far North Cold Region; he realised that the nights there were longer, the temperature was dropping rapidly and the Hot Sea had signs of ice."

Cheng Lixue leaned forward slightly and acknowledge the crowd before saying, "Hierarch Lord also saw in the screen of light that the deepest regions in the stormy sea had an unusual layer of ice, too."

Master Qishan sighed and said, "Mr. First also mentioned in his letter that the year before and last year, the end of the freezing date in Chang'an City was brought forward two and three days respectively."