When Lu Yin had first impersonated Xia Yuan, the man himself had been thoughtlessly tossed into Zenith Mountain, and Lu Yin had only just remembered the man’s existence.

Xia Yuan glanced around, a bit dazed by the sudden change, and he almost instantly noticed the huge body of the jiao. The man’s legs grew weak, and he nearly fell. "Jia- jiao?"

Lu Yin looked up and gave a pointed stare at the jiao.

The beast roared while baring its teeth and waving its claws about.

Xia Yuan was paralyzed with fear, and he instantly collapsed onto the ground. While an Envoy should not be so timid, he had grown up in Shenwu’s Sky, and the jiao was quite literally the sky for every member of the Xia family, though it was an imprisoned sky.  Seeing the sky regain its freedom was an emotional impact that could only be imagined for members of the Xia family.

Not to mention Xia Yuan, even Xia Ziheng had been terrified when the jiao was freed. After the beast had been released, the Semi-Progenitor had not dared to say a single word, not even when Lu Yin and the others had fled to the Middle Realm. Xia Ziheng had not dared to draw close to the jiao.

The Xia family’s fear of the jiao was simply too powerful.

"Xia Yuan," Lu Yin said in a cold voice.

The man’s head slowly turned around so he could look at Lu Yin. "You- who are you?"

Lu Yin looked quite familiar.

Lu Yin had removed Yu Hao’s appearance and returned to his own face, which was why Xia Yuan did not immediately...