"Senior Brother, what exactly happened?" Lin Yue's expression changed as well.
Zhang Kun looked grave. "You only know that the one who was slain was named Tan Shu, but do you know who stood behind him?"
Lin Yue frowned. "No matter who stands behind him, the Vast Sky Alliance wouldn't disregard the bigger picture over the death of one man, would they? Over the years, quite a few have died in battles between our two passes, including disciples from First Rank Sects, yet no one has ever made such a tremendous fuss over it. Senior Brother, I know Tan Shu was a disciple of the Heavenly Origin Sect, but what background does he have to make you act as though facing a great enemy?"
"You know he was a disciple of the Heavenly Origin Sect. Can't you think of someone?"
After pondering briefly, Lin Yue said, "You mean... that old undead hag Yu Huajin? Tan Shu was related to her?"
"Alas!" Zhang Kun sighed. "You reached the Divine Sea Realm relatively late, Junior Sister, so perhaps you don't know this well. Yu Huajin's husband bore the surname Tan. They had one son, and it was said that he was astonishingly gifted, rising to fame several decades ago. But because of certain transgressions, Feng Wujiang beheaded him before the army to soothe the troops. Tan Shu was that man's descendant. When that man died, Tan Shu was still in his mother's womb."
"So... Yu Huajin was Tan Shu's grandmother?"
Zhang Kun nodded solemnly. "Now do you understand?"
Lin Yue's face changed as well.
"Because of what happened back then, that old hag Yu Huajin has borne a grudge against the Crimson Blood Sect. Though they belong to the same Vast Sky Alliance camp, she has repeatedly suppressed them both openly and