Outside Yue Family Town,
an escape light descended, transforming into a figure standing atop the ruins of the city wall.
If Zhang Qingyuan had been here,
he would have discovered that the newcomer was none other than Chang Shan, the Old Master of the Chang Family Escort Agency—the man he had met before and from whom he had obtained a portion of the Taiyi Spirit Refining Technique!
"Daoist friend Yue, did something happen?"
Looking at the town before him, now full of broken walls and shattered ruins, Chang Shan was somewhat bewildered.
Standing before him was the Yue Family Great Elder, who had received word long ago and come to greet him.
"Alas, it was simply bad luck. Not long ago, the Black Mountain Bandits, renowned throughout Lujun, appeared in this area for reasons unknown. Our Yue Family Town became their target and suffered this disaster for no reason at all."
The Yue Family Great Elder sighed, sorrow surfacing on his face as well.
This was a calamity.
No matter what, this time it could be said that disaster had fallen from the heavens, and their entire Yue Family had suffered grievous losses in this tribulation.
Even though that young important figure had arrived,
giving the Lineage a chance to rise,
the dead were dead after all,
and the relatives already buried could never come back to life.
"It seems Chang came at the wrong time. Please accept my condolences, daoist friend Yue."
"It has already passed. It is nothing much, and besides, this time our Yue Family could be considered to have found fortune amid misfortune."
The Yue Family Great Elder forced out a faint smile.
"Oh? What happy event might that be? May I presumptuously ask?"
"Ha, there is nothing to hide. When the Black Mountain Bandits attacked