Martial Master

Previously, when he was with the Ji family, he arranged for the skeleton helmsman to migrate people like the Yaowang Garden Master from the Dust Pavilion in the Hundred Dynasties, and also sent the big black cat to the Alchemy Pavilion and Wanbao Building to bring treasures to Wang Qiming and the others. Additionally, he dispatched Mokala to find Hei Nu and the Old Man of Great Sorrow, instructing them to hide.

The other two locations were all settled, but as for Hei Nu, Mokala reported that he couldn't find any trace of them. This matter had been constantly on Qin Chen's mind, and he didn't expect to hear news of Hei Nu now in Tianlei City.

"Yes, Master Qin, we were brought here by Lord Hei Nu..." Xia Wurou said. Qin Chen waved his hand, "Don't call me Master Qin, there's no need to be so formal. Just call me Young Master Chen. My current name is Chen Qing..." To avoid trouble, Qin Chen used an alias.

"Alright, Young Master Chen..." Xia Wurou immediately began recounting the events. Back then, when the Dust Pavilion was established in the Hundred Dynasties, it attracted the attention of various major forces in the area, with countless talented disciples flocking in. Xia Wurou, as the princess of the Great Xia Dynasty, allied with the Dust Pavilion, and thus the ancestor of the Great Xia Dynasty led their people to join the Dust Pavilion. Among them, Xia Wurou, who had entered the Tianmo Secret Realm, was a standout and received focused training, with her cultivation advancing rapidly.

Later, Hei Nu followed Qin Chen to the Northern Heaven Region. After the Dust Pavilion developed in the Dan City of the Northern Heaven Region, Xia Wurou was also brought to the Dan City by Hei Nu. Later on, Hei Nu accompanied Qin Chen to the Martial Domain, serving as the communication hub between the Dust Pavilion in the Northern Heaven Region and the Alchemy Pavilion and Wanbao Building in the Martial Domain, naturally requiring some people to assist. Xia Wurou and others were fortunately selected. In the Martial Domain, they utilized the resources of the Alchemy Pavilion and Wanbao Building, reaching the Martial Emperor realm smoothly.

However, over a year ago, Hei Nu and the Old Man of Great Sorrow suddenly sensed a crisis, discovering that people from the Hall of Enforcement were secretly investigating their Dust Pavilion. In response, Hei Nu quickly activated a contingency plan, preparing to hide the Dust Pavilion's branch in the Martial Domain. Yet, the methods of the Hall of Enforcement were too formidable, making the hiding process unsuccessful. With no other choice, Hei Nu and the Old Man of Great Sorrow immediately severed contact with each other, implementing the final backup plan, with everyone dispersing and hiding separately.

Thus, everyone scattered. According to the backup plan, if they lost contact, they would gather in Tianlei City of Leizhou, prompting Xia Wurou, her older brother Xia Wushang, and several other disciples to travel long distances to Tianlei City. Who knew that upon entering the Leizhou territory, they were robbed by bandits, captured, and sold to a slave workshop in Tianlei City.

Three months ago, because the slave workshop where Xia Wurou was held sent a gift to the Liao Zhong Chamber of Commerce, she was given to the daughter of the vice president of the Liao Zhong Chamber of Commerce, Xiong Ying, becoming Xiong Ying's personal slave. Beside Xiong Ying, Xia Wurou could only hide her identity, unable to reveal anything about the Dust Pavilion. She had thought of escaping or promising Xiong Ying to buy her freedom, but faced only beatings from Xiong Ying and Ying Tu.

Fortunately, when caught by the Leizhou bandits, she had disfigured her face, making herself look ugly; otherwise, who knows what kind of humiliation she might have suffered.

"It's my fault, everything is my fault." Qin Chen trembled, anger burning in his heart as he listened to Xia Wurou's story. He never imagined Xia Wurou and the others had gone through such a tragic experience, all because of his Dust Pavilion. If he hadn't come to Tianlei City today, Xia Wurou's fate could have been even worse, perhaps even being killed by the Liao Zhong Chamber of Commerce.