Chapter 1211

Here, the three Lu brothers came out. Having lived in virtual seclusion in the valley for ten years, they felt a sense of surreal detachment as they witnessed how rapidly the outside world had changed. Upon making inquiries, they learned that the three realms had undergone earth-shattering transformations over the past decade. The most monumental change of all was that the rulers of all three nations had been replaced by new monarchs. Take their own Great Xiao Dynasty, for instance: the current emperor turned out to be none other than Dongfang Jin, the notorious martial arts villain of the past. He was both the child abandoned at birth and branded as inauspicious because of his green eyes, and the terrifying supreme overlord who operated behind the scenes of the largest tavern in the land, the Pavilion of Gathering. In the wake of the upheaval at the Pavilion of Gracious Maidens, the numerous imperial princes and young nobility embroiled in the scandal were deeply implicated. While on the surface they seemed to escape unscathed, beneath the surface they caused talented individuals to withhold their allegiance. After all, a master who lacked dignity and stumbled over female temptations was not only devoid of charm, but also proved unable to withstand allure.