Lu Yin grew increasingly curious. "There aren’t any records?"

Yunying Mavis gave Lu Yin a peculiar look. "There are certain things that cannot be recorded, and there are also certain pieces of information that are inconvenient to record down."

"Is this somehow connected to the Aeternals?" Lu Yin asked, though it truly seemed as though every major event was related to them.

The old woman replied, "It must be related to them, but I honestly don’t know anyone who would be able to give you more details."

There was a moment of silence.

Lu Yin took another sip of tea. "May I ask, why did your Mavis family invite me for a visit?"

Yunying Mavis leaned forward and grew more serious. "It's nothing big. We simply wish to form an alliance."

Lu Yin was startled. "An alliance?"

Yunying Mavis nodded and continued with a smile, "Yes, we wish to form an alliance. I, and my Mavis family, would like to establish an alliance with you, Alliance Leader Lu."

Lu Yin was completely caught off guard, and he looked into Yunying Mavis' eyes with a great deal of confusion. "An alliance with me? Do you mean with the Great Eastern Alliance?"

Yunying Mavis shook her head. She was very somber at this moment. "We don’t wish for an alliance with the Great Eastern Alliance, but rather with you, Lu Yin. I, Yunying Mavis, can represent the entire Mavis family to agree to an alliance with you. We will advance or retreat together, and I will also promise to do...