I think my luck is turning around.

Shi San and his group set off early, among the very early arrivals. The organizers, the Lin family, recognized Shi San immediately; his attire made him easily identifiable, and importantly, he was the only unfamiliar face among them. Everyone on the invitation list was someone they knew, but this newcomer to Cangdu City was naturally a complete stranger.

Shi San was welcomed inside and sat down at the same table as Lin Jie. However, after the group entered, one person behind them attracted some attention.

Lin Jie also looked at Lin Jingqing without any attempt to hide his gaze. This guy seemed to be the person the main family had been looking for, but Lin Jingqing just kept his eyes down and didn't look at anyone. At this moment, Ji Xia was in male form, mainly for the sake of the headcount.

He was the last to arrive, and also the main diplomat here. Lin Jie walked up to Ji Xia, bowed politely, and asked, "May I ask, what is your name?"

"What's the matter with the single character 'Xia'?"

Ji Xia's words were concise, and Lin Jie didn't hide anything, directly asking for some information about the male cultivator. Ji Xia looked at Lin Jie's question, her eyes darting around, and then she looked at Lin Jie and said seriously, "This child was found by cultivator Shi San in the mountains and has been raised by him ever since."

Lin Jie pondered. Perhaps not. The child was already nineteen years old and had only escaped in recent years. However, he had heard that the child had gone to Lin Nan City and sought refuge with his uncle, but what happened after that was unknown.

Seeing Lin Jie deep in thought, and then glancing at Lin Jingqing, Ji Xia roughly understood. She had heard about Lin Jingqing's situation before. As for how to handle this matter, she would deal with it later. After all, this was someone else's banquet, so it was best to keep a low profile.

Seeing that Lin Jie didn't say anything more, Ji Xia signaled that he was going back and stood next to Shi San. He watched as more people came in, but the flamboyant ones still couldn't be hidden. He saw a young man stride in, but he was still looking around, as if he was investigating something.

Not long after Shi San and his group left, a carriage stopped in front of Lu Yang's residence. Yesterday's vendors had now become servants, and Li Yuesheng had been standing at the door for some time.

It was the servant who first recognized Li Yuesheng, exclaiming, "Young Master! Over here!"

Li Yuesheng looked over and immediately walked over, then got into the carriage. Huang Lan, as a guard, followed beside Li Yuesheng. Han Renguan was already sitting inside the carriage. Han Renguan looked Li Yuesheng up and down; he was dressed in expensive clothes. This was his brother's boss?

Han Ren watched Li Yuesheng and couldn't help but feel sad. His brother had recently lost contact, followed by news of his death. Fortunately, Zhang Man had supported his studies by working as a street vendor all these years, which is why he was where he was today.

Although his brother would visit him several times a year, he no longer had any blood relatives, and Zhang Man was his only remaining family member.

"May I ask how I should address you, sir?"

"Li, my surname is Li."

"Young Master Li, I would like to ask about Han Jingguan."

Upon hearing the name, Li Yuesheng immediately looked at Han Renguan warily. Was this guy going to ask about that matter? But he couldn't say. Li Yuesheng looked at Han Renguan and adopted an official tone.

“You should ask Wild Ghost about this, not me. I’m just your friend now, Li Yuesheng.”

"Aren't you the leader of the Wild Ghosts?"

"Now I am just Li Yuesheng."

Li Yuesheng emphasized, and Han Renguan also understood that he wouldn't be able to get the answer by asking. How did that operation lead to his brother's death? He had heard that almost the entire army was wiped out, so who was the survivor? Why was only that person alive?

"Some things are beyond our control, so all we can do is accept our loss. In this line of work, we've already given our lives away, haven't we?"

Han Renguan knew perfectly well that his brother had long since stopped caring about life and death; he was just still filled with resentment.

"My lord, young master, we have arrived."

Han Man lifted the car curtain, and Li Yuesheng quickly got out as well, as he wasn't very good at handling family matters. Huang Lan followed behind Li Yuesheng. After Han Renguan got out of the car, he didn't do much, just walked over, with Li Yuesheng following behind.