Two days later, another letter was delivered to Meng Family Manor, specifying the location and time for negotiations.
Meng Zhao immediately dispatched Meng Chuan, Lü Yue, and several Innate Masters to race together to the Seven Star Tower's temporary lodging outside the city. They were to first probe the Seven Star Tower's intentions and attempt to demand Meng Yan back before discussing anything else.
This was also what Meng Zhao and Meng Chuan had previously agreed upon. So long as Meng Zhao did not show himself, only Meng Chuan could take charge of this matter. It might involve a scandal, after all, and no one else could keep it under control.
With Meng Chuan at their head, the group rode out of the city in a mighty procession. They traveled from dawn until sunset, and each carried different thoughts in their heart.
Before their departure, Meng Zhao had told them that the people they were meeting came from the Seven Star Tower. The Seven Star Tower's Thirteen Families were indeed renowned far and wide, leaving many of them uneasy. Yet beneath Meng Zhao's unmatched prestige, none dared show the slightest sign of it.
With the help of a nearby guide, they finally found the place mentioned in the letter: a mountain village at the foot of a bordering mountain, where rice fields stretched wide, flowers scented the air, and the breath of nature was rich.
Yet before they could enter the little village, while they were only approaching it, the riders sensed that something was amiss.
Apart from Lü Yue, the chief steward, all those accompanying Meng Chuan were Innate Martial Artists with sharp senses. Though some detected it sooner and others later, all could smell the dense lingering stench of blood in the air.
Having entered the Innate realm,