Lu Yin's words caused Old Tao to tremble with fear. He quickly tried to explain things. "I am indeed the Phantom Reach’s Number Four, but this has nothing to do with you, Third Boss. My mission was to wait for the right moment to assassinate Yi Xia. Who would have expected for you to suddenly take me away, Third Boss? I never meant any disrespect towards you, and I never had any intentions of attacking you!0

"That bastard Bu Ya must have acted on his own. There’s no way the Phantom Reach would have dared to offend the Grandverse Manor. That domain is not so foolish, and the people from the mythical land would nev—"0

Lu Yin interrupted, "Why haven’t you contacted anyone from the Phantom Reach?"0

Old Tao calmed down. "Because I am already a member of the Grandverse Manor. I am the Second Boss."0

Lu Yin stared at him. "If that’s the case, then why didn’t you tell me any of this?"0

Old Tao shrugged. "All the people of the Phantom Reach are dishonorable. They are either assassins or people who work on the rankings of the Black and White Spirit Lists. Such tasks are not looked upon favorably in the Spirit Nidus, and exposing one’s identity as a member of the Phantom Reach only leads to trouble.0

"I just want to spend the rest of my life following you, Third Boss, no matter if we must face fire or rain. I don’t wish to cause any trouble at all."0

Lu Yin believed Old Tao's story. The old man had indeed...0