Following the trail

|The next time Liu Sumeng woke up there was twilight about the sky. A young man was beckoning for his attention.

"Hey, Wake up! We have to go. Now!" It was a voice he didn't recognize, and the man's face was reasonably unfamiliar. Liu Sumeng squinted and forced himself to regain his bearings.

"Who are you?"

"Huh? I'm Hai Dufen. But that's not important. I mean you're the one the trial sent to help me out, aren't you? So let's hurry up." His brows were furrowed concern ripe on his visage. He was dressed simply, and though he wasn't ugly, there was nothing about his appearance that stood out either. A sword was bound to his hip that matched in its simplicity, but Liu Sumeng felt that there was something off about it.

The mention of the trial struck the Ivory Sword Saint, and he knew that this was probably something to do with Ban Yuewei. This man was most likely another essential character, but how he fitted into the tale was anyone's guess.