No one knew what Xue Yiming did in the military. He became famous because, in his previous life, he had been Eternal Soul's ace spy. A year after the game launched, he infiltrated Eternal Soul's greatest rival at the time, the Imperial Dynasty Guild. In less than half a year, he relied on his skills to become Shenlong's right-hand man.
During the famous Tiantang Mountain Battle, Xue Yiming forged orders and supplied false intelligence, causing the Imperial Dynasty Guild to suffer a crushing defeat at Eternal Soul's hands. The guild never recovered.
Sensing that something was wrong, Shenlong investigated for an insider and discovered that Xue Yiming was behind it. In a rage, he led people to Xue Yiming's home and beat his mother to death.
The irony was that Xue Yiming had helped Eternal Soul in the first place because his mother had fallen gravely ill and they had paid for her treatment, saving her life. Yet she only lived one more year before being beaten to death.
Xue Yiming went mad. He killed everyone involved in his mother's death, including Shenlong, then put a gun in his own mouth and pulled the trigger. The incident caused a huge sensation in his previous life.
Although Lu Yang despised an insider like Xue Yiming, Xue Yiming's original intention had been to repay a debt of gratitude. If anyone was to blame, it could only be Eternal Soul. Lu Yang had kept wondering whether he should seek Xue Yiming out in this life, but in the end, he decided to do so.
He called Jin Buhuan and said, "Buddy, I need you to make a move."
Evening came.
Xue Yiming returned to the seaside before sunset, right on time. Facing Lu Yang, he said, "Benefactor, tell me. What do you