Night.
Wan Quan had been hiding in his residence lately, spending every day in a state of constant dread.
By all rights, the Sunflame Daoist Grounds had now become the most powerful faction in Martial Might Commandery City.
His standing as an elder should have risen with it, allowing him to throw his weight around the city.
Yet these past few days, Wan Quan had felt that something was wrong.
This was their busiest period, after all. Nearly everyone in the Sunflame Daoist Grounds was working themselves ragged.
He alone had nothing to do.
It was as though Lu Mian had forgotten he existed.
Wan Quan knew that with Lu Mian's memory, he could not possibly have truly forgotten him.
There was only one possible reason for this: Lu Mian had grown wary of him.
Could Lu Mian have found some clues... when he wiped out the General's Mansion?
Perhaps that bastard Yuan Cheng sold me out.
Even now, Wan Quan did not know Yuan Cheng's true identity. He only knew that the man belonged to the General's Mansion.
If the man had been captured, it would make perfect sense for him to have given Wan Quan up.
That would also explain why Lu Mian had deliberately forgotten him.
In Lu Mian's mind, he had already been branded a mole.
Lu Mian has had too much to deal with lately. That's the only reason he hasn't found time to deal with me.
I can't hesitate any longer.
I have to seize this chance to leave Martial Might Commandery City.
After wavering in his room for a long time, Wan Quan finally resolved to leave.
He had already packed all his belongings and quietly slipped out of his residence.
With his current second-rank meridian opening cultivation, the wilderness would be extremely