"There's no Li Yanzong or Cao Yueying?"
Cao Wenzhao's voice trembled. He stared at the armored soldier in disbelief, then looked down at the old letter in his hand. The world spun around him, and he could barely remain standing.
Could it be... his younger sister had truly deceived him?
But... why?
"No... impossible..."
Cao Wenzhao muttered to himself, the last glimmer of light in his eyes rapidly fading away.
Seeing his grief-stricken, lost appearance, the armored soldier's brow furrowed even more tightly.
He had not wished to meddle in other matters, but Cao Wenzhao's sorrow did not seem feigned. With that old letter in hand and such earnest words, he did not seem like someone who had come to curry favor with the Li Family or cause trouble.
"Wait here."
After a brief moment of thought, the armored soldier turned and entered the building.
Cao Wenzhao stood there in a daze, feeling as though everything around him had become blurred and distant.
The survival of his family, his father's expectations, his younger sister's whereabouts... all hope seemed to have been utterly shattered at that moment.
After entering the building, the armored soldier sought out one of the stewards on duty that day.
This steward was a member of the Li Family's Xing Generation, named Li Xingjie. Having only recently entered the Qi and Blood Realm and possessing limited talent, he had found himself an idle post here to earn some family contribution points.
"Steward, there's a man outside calling himself Cao Wenzhao. He says he came from Golden Crow Island in Jade Prefecture overseas to seek relatives, looking for Li Yanzong and Cao Yueying. He says he's Cao Yueying's brother and has a handwritten letter from his younger sister from back then as proof. He also says there is