No one knew the real name of the old man before them, not even Han Mo. They only knew that he had once belonged to the Celestial Master Mansion. Because of a grave offense, he had been imprisoned atop the snow-capped peaks of the Southern Ridge; Han Mo addressed him simply as the Daoist of Southern Ridge.
Rumor had it that this man was one of the three founders of the Celestial Master Mansion. Anyone capable of founding a sect and establishing a school of martial arts possessed strength that could certainly not be underestimated.
Decades ago, when Han Mo was a youth wandering the four seas, he had encountered this man on the Southern Ridge snow mountains. At that time, the man had just been imprisoned there, beaten to the point of severe injury, and covered in blood. Chains forged of fine steel had pierced right through his shoulder blades, and he was on the verge of death. It was Han Mo who used the medicines he carried with him to save the man's life, and because of this, the man owed a debt of gratitude to the Han family.
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