In an ancient forest deep in the mountains.
Snow lay thick upon the ground, and the bitter wind howled.
Two figures walked side by side.
One wore his white hair bound up and a white robe. His eyes shone like stars, and he was thin in build.
The other wore his hair loose behind him, hemp clothes and straw sandals, his muscles knotted like coiling dragons and his frame broad and sturdy.
"How did the talk go?"
"Not bad. We ruled out the Nangong Family and confirmed that Nangong Jin intended to form an alliance."
"Where did that Beast Tide come from?"
"The Li Family, the Duan Family... I lean more toward the Duan Family."
"Oh?"
Crack!
The man stepped on a dead branch and stopped.
He looked toward a small mountain ahead. At its foot, the snow showed faint signs of melting.
Luo Chen said calmly, "The Li Family has no direct conflict with us. We even have close dealings with them in the pill business."
"If they merely wanted to target the Nangong Family, given that woman Li Yixian's style, she would not have been so simple and crude."
Wang Yuan halted.
They had already borrowed a knife to kill and framed another for the crime, and that was still simple and crude?
You people's hearts are filthy!
"In comparison, the Duan Family has far too many reasons to move against us."
"Many?" Wang Yuan frowned and said instinctively, "Isn't there only one reason—Duan Feng?"
Luo Chen nodded lightly.
"Duan Feng is indeed one reason. His progress has been extraordinarily fast, and the hatred in his heart runs extremely deep. If it were me, I too would be unable to resist killing him quickly and then resting easy."
"But beyond being a reason, he could also serve as