When Qin Siyang said he wanted to hear the story of Qian Wendao back when he was still "Wen Daoqian," Old Johnny, for once, did not urge him to focus on finding Zhang Kuang's trail.
The respect he felt for Qian Wendao deep in his heart was something Old Johnny could never deny.
Zhaxi said, "Actually, I wasn't close to Mr. Wen. I never even met him, so I don't know much about him."
Hu Chan glanced at Qin Siyang and found him pressing his lips together, looking ahead with a forced air of composure.
He understood Qian Wendao's place in Qin Siyang's heart. But Qin Siyang seemed too emotionally unsettled right now to speak as he had before.
Still, Hu Chan knew Qin Siyang was very interested in these things.
There was no sign of anyone nearby anyway, and nothing Hu Chan needed to do, so he picked up the conversation and took the initiative to keep talking with Zhaxi on Qin Siyang's behalf.
"If you didn't know him, why do you seem so deeply attached to him?"
"Because to those of us at the bottom of the Seventh Domain, Mr. Wen was like a true god."
At the mention of Wen Daoqian, Zhaxi's eyes seemed to light up.
"Mr. Wen was the first Yusi of the World-Destroying Church in the Seventh Domain. Under his leadership, everyone in the Seventh Domain lived and worked in peace. Production and research alike were all moving toward a better future."
Zhaxi sighed. "Until one day, Sima Ji, the World-Destroying Church's First Envoy, suddenly seized power and drove Mr. Wen out of the Apocalypse Hall. He divided the Safe Zone into outer, middle, and inner districts, then established a dictatorship through violence and sent people to hunt down Mr. Wen and his followers."