The woman withdrew. As she left, she shot me a vicious glare, as though warning me not to set my sights on the Embroidery Woman.
At that moment, only the Embroidery Woman, Qianqian, Ying Gou, and I remained in the main hall.
"Please forgive Granny Sang's rudeness, Mr. Jiang. She is worried about me, which is why she behaved so discourteously. I hope none of you will take it to heart." The Embroidery Woman's attitude was very sincere.
I smiled. "We can see that. We're not that petty, and on the contrary, I'm quite moved by their loyalty. By the way, could you tell us exactly what your relationship with King Yan is?"
At the mention of King Yan, the smile vanished from her face.
It was replaced by hatred and fury. "We are sworn enemies. He killed my family!"
That really caught me by surprise. It seemed to differ from the legend.
"You should have heard that the Void Realm was originally the Great Yan Kingdom," the Embroidery Woman said.
I nodded. I had indeed heard that. It was precisely because it had once been the Great Yan Kingdom that a King Yan existed.
"My family was not originally from the Great Yan Kingdom. I do not know when my ancestors came here. I think they were probably fleeing disaster. I do not know the specifics, but that was likely what happened. After my ancestors arrived in the Great Yan Kingdom, their outstanding abilities earned them the favor of the King Yan at the time. Thus, our Xu Family became one of Yan's great noble houses."
"The Xu Family? Your surname is Xu too?" I was somewhat startled. That was too much of a coincidence.
The Embroidery Woman nodded. "That's right. My surname is Xu, the same as your