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Several days later, deep into the night, a solitary figure walked through cold, empty streets. His steps were light and measured as he made his way along Tianlan Immortal City toward the base of Tianlan Peak.
"Who goes there?" a voice called out sharply from the shadows.
"Qu Lingjun of the Luo Tian Society," the man replied calmly.
"What are you doing heading up the mountain so late? Come register first," the guard barked.
Beneath the heavy curtain of night, the slender man obeyed without complaint and walked over. As he approached, he glanced at the unfamiliar Initiate guarding the gate and asked curiously, "Where's Senior Wang Pinzhi?"
The guard, clearly irritable from having his sleep disturbed, scowled at the mention of his predecessor. "Looking for his next life! Hmph! He could've stayed here and guarded the peak, but he just had to go off to the battlefield. I'm sorry for his poor soul."
Qu Lingjun—or rather Luo Chen—was momentarily stunned when he heard this comment. He had expected the war to claim many lives, but he hadn't imagined even someone as ordinary as Tianlan Peak's guard Wang Pinzhi would...
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