5.38 TEMPESTUOUS LOVE: A lifetime ago

"Aside from the Jupixiao, there are other rival assassination troops that inhabit this corner of the world," Dong Surong explains as he stalks into the depths of shaded caverns. There are outlines of torches that line the walls, but long gone are the flames that might have once burned brightly. 

Surong continues, "the Mountain Men are one such group. And after the Desert Lords captured and eradicated Jupixiao, it is rumored that they sold Hongyue Wanai to the Mountain Men to help settle a debt."

"To…settle a debt," Weizhen repeats, his lips pulled down into a frown. The ground beneath his soles are uneven and difficult to march atop but Weizhen manages to maintain his balance without too much issue. 

"That's right. After all, Hongyue Wanai had wronged many people in his lifetime and angered many souls that want retribution. You ought to know this."