Ming City, the Yun Family.
Yun Liu, head of the Yun Family, stood high in a tower, gazing toward the Chu Family.
"Chu Family, oh, Chu Family. You and that bastard Qiu Minghui have been conspiring against my Yun Family all this time. Now you've gotten your just deserts.
"There's something strange about that boy. How did someone at Earth Tier Third Grade kill Chu Hen? If it wasn't Tang Yan, who in all of Ming City besides my Yun Family could have such strength? Could it have been someone from Azure Dragon Academy..."
As Yun Liu pondered this, a personal guard approached to report, "Family Head, someone outside requests an audience. He refuses to say who he is, only that he wishes to cooperate with you on an important matter. Will you see him?"
Yun Liu's heart stirred. A mysterious visitor had come looking for him at this critical juncture?
"Invite him in and let's have a look. Bring him to meet me at the Lakeside Pavilion. If he's just got nothing better to do, we can deal with him then." Yun Liu waved a hand.
"Yes," the guard answered, immediately withdrawing.
After escorting Tang Yan to the lake, the guard bowed. "Sir, the Family Head is waiting for you in the pavilion."
"Thank you for your efforts." Tang Yan nodded and strolled toward the Lakeside Pavilion with his hands behind his back.
He had seen the Yun Family head at the auction.
"Family Head Yun, I've long heard of you." Tang Yan approached, cupped his hands, and smiled.
Looking at the middle-aged man dressed as a merchant before him, Yun Liu was wondering who he was when the man swept a hand across his face. His formerly ordinary features instantly changed.
The merchant's air about him also vanished