Hong Minghui sighed.
"As for the last blueprint, my husband Lü Guang once investigated clues related to it. In the end, he learned that the last known appearance of that family had been in Longxiang County. But Longxiang County was vast and densely populated; without a powerful force, it was difficult to pursue the matter further.
That was also why, after winning my father's favor, he was willing to marry into the Hong Sect rather than bring me through the doors of the Lü Family!"
Meng Zhao nodded. That made sense. This world was, in truth, no different from an ancient feudal society. The status of a live-in son-in-law was extremely low.
It would have been one thing if he had been a useless man with no ability. But according to Hong Minghui, her husband Lü Guang had been an exceptional figure, above the standard in both martial arts and strategy. His decision to marry into the Hong Sect was therefore rather strange.
But if he had harbored another scheme—such as borrowing the Hong Sect's power to help investigate the whereabouts of the final Mechanism Diagram—it could barely be explained.
And considering Hong Minghui's looks and character, it was not an especially poor choice. Though her appearance could not compare to Qi Fang's, her beauty was still enough to rival Zhou Zhihan's.
Perhaps Lü Guang had indeed harbored ulterior motives in the beginning, with no good shit brewing in his belly. Later, he had likely been genuinely drawn to this woman and thus revealed the whole truth, allowing Hong Chengtong to learn the full story.
"Then what did your father find?"
If Hong Chengtong had learned of this matter, control over it would naturally have fallen into his hands. No matter how outstanding Lü Guang was, the master of the