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In the dim Karst Cave, Li Huowang, his entire body charred black, frowned slightly as he looked at the burly man in black armor before him, You Zixiong.

From what You Zixiong had just told him, he had roughly grasped the man's origins.

This fellow was one of the military strategists, a military strategist of Siqi. With Siqi's imperial court gone, he was like duckweed without roots. He had likely followed the Lord Director of the Celestial Surveillance to the Liang Kingdom.

As for his connection to Anci Nunnery, Li Huowang had also asked that clearly. They had merely encountered each other along the way. The front lines lacked provisions, so You Zixiong had exchanged his personal sword with the abbesses for silver.

And that silver had come from Reed Island—the spoils of those water bandits Li Huowang had slaughtered. Back then, he had used the island's silver to obtain Jingxin Abbess's help against Danyangzi, who had been clinging to him.

The abbess had then used that silver to trade for You Zixiong's sword, before finally giving it to Li Huowang to protect himself on the road.

After circling around and around, it had returned to where it began. It seemed everything was destined.

As he listened to You Zixiong's account, distant memories gradually surfaced in Li Huowang's mind. His expression became exceedingly complicated, his heart a stew of five flavors.

After taking a moment to recover, Li Huowang looked again at the silent You Zixiong. "Then you don't know why the abbesses of Anci Nunnery died either?"

You Zixiong gently shook his head. "After trading the Tai'a Sword for silver, I returned to camp. I never left camp again after that. How could I know what happened in the rear?"

"Later, the natural disasters vanished, and Siqi began fighting