Dragonrise City, the residence of the Defense Clan, The entire Defense Clan was holding this gathering of the four single-attribute clans. Because of the Clear Sky Sect's destruction, the gathering had been delayed considerably and had even nearly been canceled. In the end, however, they decided to hold it anyway. After all, they no longer had anything to do with the Clear Sky Sect. Mourning the Clear Sky Sect's destruction would have seemed far too sentimental.
Likewise, because Mo Lin had persuaded Spirit Hall to alter its previous policy, Spirit Hall continued to keep itself hidden and did not expose its plans. Naturally, Huyan Zhen had not brought anyone to the Defense Clan to recruit them, and Dragonrise City remained fairly peaceful.
However, one thing differed greatly from the original story. Yang Wudi of the Breaking Clan was the first to lead his people to Dragonrise City. One of the people he had brought this time was someone Mo Lin knew very well: Yang Luo, whom he had controlled with Double Full Hands. There was also someone Mo Lin had met once before—Yang Wudi's grandson, Yang Wenguang. The Breaking Clan had arrived early this time because those two had persuaded them to do so.
It was not difficult for Yang Wenguang, his grandson, to persuade Yang Wudi. Grandparents tended to dote on their grandchildren, and Yang Wudi would at least listen to what his grandson had to say. But Yang Luo's ability to influence him could be traced back to when Mo Lin had encountered him in the Star Dou Great Forest after leaving Slaughter City.
At the time, after obtaining information from Yang Luo, Mo Lin had knocked him unconscious as well, intending to clear Yang Luo of suspicion.
However, after knocking Yang Luo out, Mo Lin had simply