The An Family was the second-largest family in Immortal City. Its patriarch was An Yonglu, Fatty An's father, but all matters great and small within the clan were still decided by Old Master An, who was in the Foundation Establishment Realm.
When the group met Old Master An, they all offered their greetings. Old Master An exchanged a few pleasantries with them as well.
Old Master An did not slight Mo Hua because of his young age. On the contrary, he was exceedingly courteous.
So courteous that Mo Hua felt something was off.
They had never met before—why was he treating him so well?
Mo Hua secretly grew suspicious.
After chatting for a while, Mo Hua finally learned the whole story.
The woman the Evil Cultivator had drained was indeed a concubine-born daughter of the An Family.
Seeing that the Evil Cultivator was handsome, the woman's heart had stirred. Then, deceived by his honeyed words, she had privately pledged herself to him for life. By the time she realized something was wrong, it was already too late. She had been made into a Cauldron, drained until she was skin and bones, dazed and vacant all day long.
Consumed by bitterness and hatred, the woman had insisted on ending her life. Though she was later saved, she had become neither human nor ghost, struggling through her days amid constant terror...
Old Master An had flown into a rage upon learning of this. In secret, he had dispatched An Family disciples everywhere to investigate, but they found nothing.
The Evil Cultivator was a seasoned hand, skilled in Movement Techniques. He was difficult to investigate and even harder to pursue.
Old Master An had also called in favors, asking the Situ Clan, with whom he had some ties, as well as Zhang Lan,