Deep in the core of Sky Covering Peak, among the main mountain range, a vast blood pool of unfathomable depth stood strangely out of place amid the pristine natural surroundings.
Beside the blood pool stood a young man dressed in black and gold. Handsome and refined, he smiled as he looked down at the enormous pool, a faint, sharp glint in his eyes.
"Junior Brother Qu." A gentle voice sounded behind him.
Qu Heng turned and saw a woman in green standing before him. He immediately nodded with a grin. "Senior Sister Yu Tong, that green outfit looks especially lovely on you today! Why don't you go back, break off your engagement, and marry me instead? It'd break my heart to see such a beautiful woman marry Su Jue, that cold blockhead who doesn't know the first thing about romance!"
Lian Yutong didn't seem offended by his somewhat excessive teasing. She only smiled and said, "Stop fooling around. I came to find you about something important."
"What's the matter?" His expression shifted, and he promptly put on a serious face.
Lian Yutong nodded and said softly, "Uncle Qu asked me to come get you. He said he has something to tell you."
Qu Heng frowned slightly, looking reluctant. "That old man? What does he want now?"
Lian Yutong smiled helplessly and reminded him, "Junior Brother, he's your father. Don't keep calling him an old man."
"He is an obstinate old man," Qu Heng grumbled.
But he knew that, at a time like this, nothing could go wrong. Even if he didn't like being alone with his father, he could only nod and agree. "Tell him I'll be over in half an hour."
Lian Yutong smiled faintly, as if she'd expected him to say that. "Uncle Qu said to go right