"My name is Lu Yun! I was originally an obscure cultivator in these desolate grasslands, fortunate enough to gain the favor of the Yan family's Third Young Master, who was out searching for his younger brother. We were traveling together when, suddenly, a group of blind bandits ambushed us, attacking without a word.
While we were fighting to break through, the Third Young Master identified one of the assailants as being from the Zhao family! Although we managed to escape, they were clearly well-prepared; they outnumbered us three to one, and their weapons were coated in a lethal poison. The Third Young Master told me it was 'Three-Step Intestinal Severance,' a poison notorious for being the Zhao family's signature tool for murder.
Severely wounded, the Third Young Master entrusted me with the task of seeking reinforcements. I hid and dodged all the way here, terrified of being discovered by the Zhao family and failing my mission. But just as I was about to enter the city, I made a single misstep and was caught by the Third Miss of the Zhao family. She used the excuse of my jumping the queue to detain me here, then called for family reinforcements, determined to make me a dead man who could never speak again.
Chapter 646