"What?"
Lu Xin was taken aback. He immediately turned to Han Bing with an inquiring look.
Han Bing had wanted to tell Lu Xin about this for a long time. She let out a low sigh and said, "Something happened to his family."
"After cleaning up the special pollution in this city, we used his subordinates and influence to help Black Marsh City maintain order and clear the battlefield over in Main City, in case any remnants caused trouble later. I have to say, Master Qun really helped us a great deal. He brought the situation under control very quickly and gave us all a chance to breathe..."
"But just then, Master Qun invited us to rest at his place for a while, and that was when we discovered something had happened."
"..."
At this point, she let out another soft sigh. "Only then did we discover that his family had all..."
"Sigh..."
Han Bing's expression darkened slightly. She sighed and continued, "The pollution in Black Marsh City spread through the effects of Black Grass. The more severely someone was affected by Black Grass, the deeper the pollution ran. I don't know whether Master Qun had warned his family not to touch those things, but every single one of them, including his children, had apparently suffered terribly from it."
"On top of that, they had originally been in Main City, where the effects were even worse."
"In short, by the time we reached his home, only his first wife was still alive—and she had already gone mad."
"The moment she saw him, she accused him of destroying the entire family, then chased him with a knife, trying to kill him..."
"..."
Although Han Bing seemed unable to bear saying it outright, Lu Xin had already more or less understood what