Most important was that Wei Lie was the forefather of the Divine Feathers, at the very least an empyrean supreme himself. But he used “honorable” when referring to Mo Yi!

The honorable mistress!

Usage of this honorific entailed an eyebrow-raising degree of respect.

“There is no need to ask further about the honorable mistress,” he hastily cut off Lu Yun when he saw that the young man had more questions. “My true spirit has already left the tomb. This is just a memory fragment. It doesn’t know much, so it’s pointless to ask.”

Lu Yun blinked, then nodded. Many seemed to know Mo Yi’s background, but they weren’t willing to speak of what they knew. It wasn’t out of desire to avoid a taboo topic, but because...