As Lu Yin passed by a restaurant, he suddenly saw someone he recognized. More accurately, it was someone Lu Yin knew, but who did not know Lu Yin: Xia Ru.

Lu Yin felt a bit of excitement, and he entered the restaurant.

The city itself was just illuminated by a dim light, and only the insides of the buildings were bright.

Lu Yin sat down close to Xia Ru.

Before much time passed, a group of people arrived and sat down next to Xia Ru.

"There are orders from the sect that we return to the Middle Realm," one person complained.

Xia Ru frowned. "It's impossible for someone from the Lu family to want to go down to the Middle Realm. Does the sect really believe those rumors?"

"Of course not. The sect just thinks that people like us are useless!" One person slammed the table while angrily complaining.

"Don't talk like that." Someone else quickly tried to hush up his words.

Xia Ru sighed. "It’s hard for us to accomplish anything of note. The sect is too hard on branch families like ours. That kid from the Lu family’s arms and legs are already ruined, and he might even be dead. If we can find him, then we’d definitely become known throughout the entire Perennial World."

The others all fell silent.

"Still, if we look at it from the other direction, things aren’t too bad." Xia Ru suddenly changed topics and looked at the confusion in the eyes of his companions. After a moment, he continued in a more serious tone, "Don't forget, how long ago was it that the Lu family was...