Jun Huang managed a stilted smile and exhaled deeply. “How about what happened to your operation base?”

Nan Xun nodded. “I’ve been investigating in the area the past few days and finally found evidence backing up my theory. Members of the House of Heavenly Fiends had been to the neighborhood days before the operation base was discovered. They must be involved somehow.”

He added as if remembering something, “Do you remember the token of the House of Heavenly Fiends?”

Jun Huang shook her head, befuddled. “What token? The one you showed me the other day?”

“No. You have one yourself that’s identical to mine.” Nan Xun took out his and handed it to Jun Huang. He explained how they’d acquired the tokens.

Jun Huang was silent as she listened to his story. She remembered nothing about the trial they’d gone through, and she hadn’t seen any such tokens when she...