"What about the rest of you? Got nothing to do?" Chu Xun asked everyone else – the other disciples and students of the Palace.

Everyone hung their heads over their shoulders like frightened little chicks.

"I'll forgive just this once. Remember, the Palace does not keep useless filth," declared Chu Xun sternly.

He wanted the Chu Mansion to rise up as a dominant force, and that included the Fire Dragon Palace. But it could never be done with just him ...