Inside a dilapidated hut in Lanke Village, Huo Xing's eyelids twitched before he opened them. Seeing the open roof above him, he forced himself to sit up and asked in confusion, "Where is this?"
"You're awake!"
Li Zhao lifted the grass curtain hanging from the doorframe and walked in, her face full of delight. She handed him a letter. "This is the letter that big sister wanted to give you."
"Big sister?"
Huo Xing was puzzled, but he accepted it and opened it. Written inside were the following words:
Huo Xing, by the time you see this letter, Li Yang should already have been captured, and I will have left Star Luo City...
Huo Xing immediately knew who had written it—Li Ming.
He continued reading:
You are merely a servant who knows nothing. Even if you go to Star Luo City, as long as you keep a low profile, no one else will pay attention to you.
However, I hope you can survive and return to your hometown. You can teach the children in your village. Even if they cannot become Soul Masters because of it, learning to read will always give them more choices in the future.
This is the truth I sensed from you!
As long as they possess knowledge and can think, ordinary people like you may lack the power of true Soul Masters, but your wisdom is not much inferior to theirs. In fact, you are even smarter than most of the Soul Masters I have seen.
Oh, and there is no need to worry about others seeing the contents of this letter. Would the higher-ups of the Star Crown Sect spare anyone who knew the truth but was not a direct disciple...?
That line was written by Li Ming to intimidate the literate people of