Gu Qingheng gasped, he had considered this possibility, but had also analyzed its feasibility, yet hearing it from this young man’s mouth now, he suddenly felt he had underestimated the Flame Sect, or perhaps had not fully understood Flame’s ambitions.

"Big brother knows quite a lot, huh." Gu Qingheng scrutinized the two men and one woman again, suddenly feeling these three were definitely not ordinary Miao people.

"The ambition of the Flame Sect has never been hidden," Ran Lei sneered, "otherwise our family wouldn’t need to escape everywhere like this. You all take care."

"Wait." Unexpectedly, Dao Xuzi stepped forward, blocking their departure, "You said Miaojiang was massacred by the Flame Sect, are they all dead?"

"Old man, what are you saying?" Ayang was a bit displeased, "Our Miao people are indestructible, aren’t we still alive? One day, we’ll kill Flame."

"Glad they’re not all dead, or I’d be at a loss." Dao Xuzi paid no mind to Ayang’s attitude, stroking his beard and muttering, "Someone owes me a big favor... Oh right, what’s it called? Hua... Huaka Tribe, yes, that’s the name, the people there aren’t all dead, are they?"

"You’re the one who’s dead," Ayang lost control again.

"May I ask, Senior, do you have a grudge against the Huaka Tribe? To curse them like this?" Ran Lei’s expression turned dark.

"No grudge," Dao Xuzi waved his hand, "It’s because the tribal chief of the Huaka Tribe owes me a big favor. If he was killed, wouldn’t I be at a loss?"

"The tribal chief of Huaka Tribe?" Ayang and Ran Lei exchanged a glance.

"Yes." Dao Xuzi nodded, "What’s his name again? Right, Ran Anong? Or was it Ran Anong, anyway, Miao names are all quite odd."

"May I ask about the favor?" Ran Lei’s eyes flashed with a glimmer; his father was named Ran Anong.

"That was twenty... twenty-five years ago, I was wandering in these mountains and encountered an incident..." Dao Xuzi smacked his lips.

"What incident?" Ran Lei felt a surge of excitement.

"I encountered..." Dao Xuzi suddenly gave Ran Lei a blank stare, "Why should I tell you? No roasted rabbit to eat, not saying anymore." He turned around with his hands behind his back and walked to stand behind Gu Qingheng.

Ran Lei’s face was filled with black lines, this old man, acting all arrogant, but the more he behaved like this the more curious Ran Lei became. He had once heard his parents instruct his elder brother that if he ever encountered someone with a Tiger Bone Token, he must assist them wholeheartedly if they mentioned the name Ming Xu, as a way to repay a favor.

The favor itself was never mentioned by his parents, they just left that instruction.

Back then they said ten years, but now... isn’t it precisely twenty-five years ago? Could it really be this old man?

"You’re not making this up, are you?" Ran Lei pouted, "Empty words..."

"I’m not stooping to your level, kid." Dao Xuzi reached into his neck and pulled out a black string, on which hung a small white token. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

Ran Lei’s eyes lit up immediately: "Can I take a look?"

Dao Xuzi didn’t mind, just took it off and tossed it over: "Don’t break it, I still haven’t claimed my favor from them yet." He had left it in the corner of his medicine chest, and brought it specifically when coming to help Gu Qingheng this time.