Ren Zhongqing introduced himself as Zhang San, and everyone knew it was just a temporary alias, so He Kao let him be.

Zhang San had a happy childhood; his father was the head of a major company in the local town, managing the business very well and taking great care of the family.

His father had practiced techniques in the past but unfortunately was unable to reach entry-level, which was a lifelong regret for him. Thus, he placed all his hopes in Zhang San. When Zhang San was fourteen, his father arranged through connections for him to be introduced and become an apprentice under a master.

Zhang San was diligent and often praised by his master, and his father felt deeply gratified... However, this harmony was soon shattered by unforeseen events.

His father had a partner named Li Si, who was also a sorcerer, focusing solely on cultivation and leaving the business operations to Zhang San's father.

Li Si had a brother, let's call him Li Wu, who was also someone unsuccessfully cultivating techniques and held a government position, already a district bureau chief at that time.

Li Wu was envious of how profitable the father's company was and wanted to use it as a platform for collusion between officials and businesses. Thus, he incited Li Si, and the two conspired to seize the father's shares, driving him out of the company.

Those were the fruits of the father's years of hard work, all forcibly taken by these two brothers.

The father started afresh and established a new company, investing his lifetime savings into it, only to be suppressed by the two brothers once more, ultimately leading to bankruptcy and losing everything.

The father was devastated by this blow, fell seriously ill, and soon passed away. Zhang San was only sixteen that year.

Shortly before his death, the father secretly handed Zhang San a bottle of Spring Rain Pill to strengthen his foundation, urging him to cultivate diligently and someday avenge the family disgrace.

Zhang San would always remember how his father sighed, lamenting that had he reached entry-level in cultivation instead of Li Si, he would not have ended up being oppressed by the Li family brothers.

After the father's death, the mother, unable to support two children in school, was forced to seek help from Li Si. Actually, the father and Li Si were brothers under the same master back in the day, although the father's cultivation was unsuccessful.

The mother asked Li Si for the father's shares in the company and his dividends, only to be refused with various excuses by Li Si. The mother stated that she wouldn't have sought help if they weren't in such dire straits.

The father was a senior to Li Si and had labored in Li Si's company for many years, earning a lot of money for the company. How could Li Si ignore his affairs after his passing?

Li Wu was present at that time too, speaking with great disrespect about the deceased father, humiliating the mother by mocking her audacity.

Later, the mother knelt and pleaded, but the Li brothers remained lofty, saying there was a very laborious job and asked if the mother could do it.

Zhang San would never forget the faces of the Li brothers at that time. He secretly vowed, "One day, I will reclaim the humiliation I suffered today and make Li Si kneel to apologize!"

The mother was strong and accepted the job. At that time, Zhang San was still in high school, and his brother had just started university. The mother's meager income could only barely sustain them, but luckily, they managed to endure.

At eighteen, Zhang San reached entry-level in cultivating techniques. Ten years later, this year, he finally became a Tier Three Sorcerer. Li Si's cultivation was only Tier Three, so he visited to settle old scores.

Who knew that fate wouldn't favor him; Li Si had become a Tier Four Sorcerer, not only humiliating him but also slandering that his father was originally driven out of the company for misbehavior and betrayal.

Not only that, Li Si also used his connections in the Magic Sect to find Zhang San's master, threatening Zhang San that if he continued to pester, he would be stripped of his sect membership and even expelled.

Zhang San was not a match for Li Si, but he had another enemy: Li Wu.

Over the years, Li Wu had risen three levels, from a district bureau chief to the city's head of urban construction, and was about to enter the municipal leadership team.

Li Wu had a terrible reputation locally, colluding with real estate developers and wreaking havoc on countless citizens, so Zhang San decided to act for the people...

His words were interrupted by He Kao.

He Kao waved his hand, saying, "Stop with the Zhang San, Li Si business. I've heard the rest. Your name is Ren Zhongqing, and the person you killed was Jin Lu Bo, thus you are being pursued by the Jianghu Order from the Ancestral Hall."

Ren Zhongqing responded awkwardly, "Yes, that's me! I didn't reveal my identity before because I didn't want to put you in a difficult position."

The Ancestral Hall had issued a Jianghu Order, meaning that once Ren Zhongqing's identity was revealed, He Kao would either have to help the Ancestral Hall capture him or help him evade their pursuit, leaving no room for negotiation.

That's why Ren Zhongqing deliberately used an alias.

He Kao: "Why deceive yourself? Since things have come to this, how could I not know your identity? I'm curious though, who directed you to come to me? And why do you think I can help you?"

In truth, Ren Zhongqing didn't know who directed him; he received a Divine Thought in his desperation. A hidden expert told him that Sorcerer Wu Yanjun had suffered an undeserved injustice before and possibly He Kao helped clear his name.

Rumor in the Jianghu was that He Kao was a Secret Disciple of one of the Sect Law Hall Elders. This elder had significant influence in both the Ancestral Hall and the entire Magic Sect and valued this Secret Disciple greatly.

This elder likely intended to foster He Kao as an extremely important tool to help him and some people in the Ancestral Hall carry out tasks not convenient for the Ancestral Hall to handle...

He Kao frowned upon hearing this, "You don't even know who that person is, yet you came looking for me?"

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