General Cai had summoned the entire clan with high hopes, eager to witness Ling Feng's triumphant return to the family bloodline.0

But reality left them disappointed. Ling Feng did not acknowledge any ancestral ties. Even so, General Cai still passed on the complete Word Spirit Curse to him without reservation.0

Ling Feng felt a weight pressing on his conscience. The old man had treated him with generosity and trust, yet he had repaid that kindness with a fabricated tale.0

Still, there had been no other path. The truth would never have been accepted, and a carefully crafted lie had been the only way out.0

After the elders were dismissed, General Cai led Ling Feng and Cai Yan to his private study. From a locked drawer, he retrieved a slim, timeworn manual and...0