Lu Yin knew the Second Barrier quite well. He understood the Wushang Dao and the circumstances of the Nine Fortresses War—even things Hun Ji didn't know.
The only thing he didn't understand was why Wang Wen and Hong Shuang had that kind of relationship. Hong Shuang had been utterly disheartened by Wang Wen's betrayal, not because of Red Hero. Back then, Red Hero hadn't been important enough.
"Senior, you know Wang Wen, right?"
Hun Ji nodded silently.
"What was his relationship with Fortress Lord Hong Shuang?"
"Wang Wen was the founding ancestor of the Wang family, which served under the Main Dao. He once joined the Nine Fortresses. Since he was human, nobody suspected him. I don't actually know what he did during his time in the Nine Fortresses, because whenever I fell asleep, it was for a very long time."
"The only thing I know is that he was a terrifying man."
"I don't know what his relationship with Fortress Lord Hong Shuang was, either."
Lu Yin wasn't surprised. The Nine Fortresses were vast, and if Hun Ji hadn't been part of the Second Barrier, it would've been difficult for him to know what had happened there. It was like how ordinary people couldn't know what was happening in another city. Many didn't even know who their own city lord was.
"You should know that the Second Barrier cultivated the Wushang Dao, but you may not know that the Wushang Dao is actually the most passionate of all. Things in the universe have two opposing sides. When Mr. Free and Easy visited the Second Barrier, he commented that the Wushang Dao would ultimately fall to the one word, 'passion.'" .🅆.
Lu Yin breathed out. Was that so? It really was. He was right.
Hun Ji continued. "The Third Barrier's