At the entrance to the Zhang Family estate.
The head of the Lin Family knelt on the ground in a daze, all skin and bones, his face sallow and gaunt.
He had once been the head of a family. Now he had fallen so low that he was a beggar. Unable to accept it, he had fared even worse than genuine beggars.
His current circumstances were already an improvement for him.
He waited quietly outside the Zhang Family estate. Yuan Tian had already gone inside, so he presumed he would hear something before long.
He understood full well that this was his last chance if he wanted to embark on the path of cultivation again.
The predicament surrounding the Zhang Family's Zhang Yuanrang had been resolved entirely through the senior backing him.
The mighty power that commanded the thunder of heaven and earth filled the Lin Family head with longing.
Tap, tap, tap...
The sound of shoes striking the paving stones rang out.
The stretch of road outside the Zhang Family estate was paved with stone, and kneeling on it was anything but comfortable.
The Lin Family head raised his head with difficulty. It had been far too long since he had last lifted it, and this time, he could distinctly feel how poorly his body adjusted to the movement.
Three people approached. He recognized the one on the left: Zhang Yuanrang, the central figure in the incident that had set all of Azure City abuzz lately.
The man on the right was his old acquaintance, Yuan Tian.
That made the identity of the man in the middle all but obvious.
The Lin Family head immediately bowed. "Greetings, Senior."
"You want me to help restore your cultivation and your aptitude?"
Xu Tong stopped. The man before him truly made his