73 The Words of a Father

Ashes burned like fireflies blinking in and out of existence, flying past the expanse of leaves and into the starry night sky. The funeral pyre was lit before the whole of the village, aside from a small contingent that patrolled their borders. Even still, the ones not present would still hear via the voice transmission pearls the words of Li Wen, the Shadow Sect leader and father to Li Wuhan.