In the study, Nan Xun flipped through a scroll. It was a rare day where he had no official business to attend to. He decided to spend some time working on affairs of the House of Heavenly Fiends. He worried that Jun Huang would overwork herself when she returned. He’d do anything to lessen her burden.

He quickly browsed through the organization’s accounting book with an impassive expression. Suddenly, he felt a pang in his heart. He grimaced and the book dropped from his hand. He took a deep breath with a hand covering his chest, trying to suppress his anxiety.

Something bad had happened.

Jun Huang mentioned that she was going to start drawing blood for the lotus in her last letter. Her description was intentionally vague, but he’d done his research. He knew it wasn’t as simple as she made it out to be. The knowledge filled him with a sense of dread.

“Has something...