Within Heng Province lay Dragon Tail Town, an exceedingly desolate little town with fewer than a hundred residents.
A thousand years ago, Dragon Tail Town had once been a major town in Heng Province. Its population had flourished, and its martial artists had been formidable. Yet a thousand years ago, an unexpected disaster descended from the heavens. Several bolts of divine lightning annihilated the great families within Dragon Tail Town, and many martial artists died on the spot beneath the heavenly thunder.
From that moment onward, people began saying that Dragon Tail Town was an ill-omened place. The town's residents gradually moved away, heading to other cities to make a living.
At that moment, on Dragon Tail Town's desolate streets, a gentle breeze stirred the fallen leaves and dust scattered across the ground. Beside the road stood a small teahouse, where a handsome young master with an elegant bearing was drinking tea.
Suddenly, the young master's brows drew together. Amid the windblown sand at the end of the street, a figure wrapped in black robes gradually appeared in his sight. Most striking of all was the blooming rose embroidered on the black robe, glaringly conspicuous.
The young man knew that this person belonged to the Rose Squad, which had recently stirred up such a tremendous commotion throughout Heng Province.
The person who entered Dragon Tail Town was none other than Li Meng.
Meanwhile, Gongsun Ci, Ni Zun, Meng Po, and Lin Bai had concealed themselves nearby and were watching the young man in the teahouse.
This young man was the target of Lin Bai and the others on this trip—the direct descendant of the Murong Family, Murong Tianyu.
Li Meng slowly walked into the teahouse and sat opposite the young man. He asked the waiter for a cup of tea,