Xu Hu had been ordered to lead troops into the Awakening King's lair. He captured the king alive and rescued the Turbulent Aristocratic Clan. His orders had been not to harm the Awakening King. The Supreme Pure Emperor had imposed that restriction partly out of guilt toward the old Pacifying Heaven King, but there were other reasons too. Xu Hu knew them well and did not dare say more.
After their rescue, the Turbulent Aristocratic Clan heard some of what had happened. Most were furious that Luo Qian had left them to die. Rather than reflect on how they had treated him years ago, they loudly denounced him throughout the Immortal Realm for having no regard for family and no blood in his veins. Luo Qian found it laughable. Family? Did any of you treat me like family back then? He could not be bothered to argue. He had nothing left to say to them.
Only old Qian Qinglei and a handful of others understood: without Luo Qian, the Supreme Pure Emperor would never have sent anyone to rescue them. Qian Qinglei carried far less weight with His Majesty than the old Pacifying Heaven King had.
But some descendants were unworthy of their elders. Many in the Qian Household believed they had suffered this calamity because of Luo Qian, only for him to leave them to die. The two sides had broken for good.
Luo Qian had prepared the seeds, but Iron Crocodile's summons never came. He waited and waited, only for someone else to arrive. "Old Luo, there's someone outside who insists on seeing you. She's a real handful. They can barely hold her off..." Before Xiao Xiangzi could finish, screams rang out. A red figure flashed past: the Colorful-Robed Demoness, Feng Feitian, had made her move. Her contract