Faced with the line Li Wu had drawn, He Ping'an said nothing.
Li Wu did not press him. He merely put a little more weight into his voice. "I don't understand why you hid that part of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, but it's pointless. Great Xia will never allow it to be lost to another country. Until you bring it back, I won't let you off."
"I'm only just over ninety. I have plenty of time to chase you. You haven't even entered the Returning to Truth Realm, but even if you become a True Person, I can still wear you down until you die. Think it through!"
With that, he nodded to Pan Long and made to leave.
Pan Long called after him. "Senior Li, I'd like to ask you something. What exactly is the Classic of Mountains and Seas?"
Li Wu turned to look at He Ping'an.
He Ping'an understood at once. He pushed open the window, jumped into the street outside, and soon vanished from sight.
Li Wu smiled and crooked a finger. The window shut again. Only then did he say to Pan Long, "This is a secret, but you are the reincarnation of the Classic of Mountains and Seas. You have a right to know."
"You know how the Great Xia Dynasty began, don't you?" Seeing Pan Long nod, he continued, "Great Xia's founding Great Ancestor was originally surnamed Zhao, with the given name Sheng. He had been a mountain farmer. After he became king, so many supposed relatives with no connection to him came seeking favors that he sighed, 'Poor in a bustling market, and no one asks after you; rich in the remote mountains, and distant kin come calling.' He then established the Di Lineage system. The Son of Heaven would