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"Young master, you're awake?"

As Lin Yuan sank into thought, a delighted voice reached his ears.

Lin Yuan looked up and saw a somewhat hunchbacked old man staring at him, his face full of surprise and joy.

The hunchbacked old man's graying hair was exceptionally disheveled, and his eyes were bloodshot. Clearly, he had not rested in a long time, yet his whole body radiated a cold, sinister aura, like a venomous snake ready to devour someone at any moment.

Only, when the hunchbacked old man looked at Lin Yuan, there was no trace of that coldness in his eyes, only joy.

"third uncle."

Lin Yuan nodded to the hunchbacked old man.

In name, the hunchbacked old man was Lin Yuan's father's old servant—that is, the old servant of the Red Lotus Sect Master.

In truth, the two were the closest of friends, calling each other brothers in private, and Lin Yuan even called the hunchbacked old man "third uncle."

This time, Lin Yuan had been able to escape the imperial army's encirclement not only because his original self's father had drawn most of the attention.

It was also because the hunchbacked old man had risked his life to save him, and in the end, had even used himself as bait to actively lure away the court's pursuers.

Without the hunchbacked old man, his original self would never have woken up.

"Young master, the sect master is dead."

The hunchbacked old man's gaze was filled with grief as he said in a low voice.

"Mm."

Lin Yuan nodded.

His expression was also somewhat heavy.

With the Red Lotus Sect Master dead, the court's next target for pursuit would fall entirely on him.

Even with the hunchbacked old man protecting him with his life, staying alive from here on would definitely