“You encountered those man-eating aberrant cicadas on your way here, didn’t you?” Elder Dao sighed. “Those damned things have been invading Rongshan territory with all their might. Our disciples are doing everything they can to block them, but they just can’t be killed off completely. Qiu Hu swore that he would exterminate every last one of those aberrant cicadas.”

He Lingchuan’s brows shifted. “What exactly is going on?”

At that moment, someone outside knocked lightly on the door to report.

Sect Leader Xue had other matters to attend to. After saying a word to He Lingchuan, he left first.

The two people in the hall continued their conversation.

“When Qiu Hu was brought back to Rongshan, he was only three years old. Elder Zhao entrusted him to White Village, where he was raised. To him, the only people he could call close family were Elder Zhao and his foster parents.” Elder Dao sighed....