Chapter 640: The Sect Master Takes the Helm

With everything settled, Carver Irlan said evenly, "All right. Not a word of what we discussed leaves this place. Understood?" "Yes, master!" The Old Ancestor of the Ruthless Sect answered respectfully, then paused in confusion. Why had he called the other man master? A moment later, he understood: his life was in the man's hands. What he called him hardly mattered. Carver paused as well, then let it go. If the man liked the title, so be it. He flicked his right hand, and the barrier around them...