A Man of Meager Talents, Part I
Hou Gun left the Saintly Sword Sect shortly after Húndàn Qie and the winners of the tournament did. Now was his only chance to slip away. Teng Qigang was preoccupied with running the sect in the sect master’s absence and Húndàn Wang was practicing his swordsmanship even more diligently than before. No one would notice him leaving, and with luck, he’d be able to return before anyone realized he was gone.
He wasn’t going far anyway.
It was late in the evening when he arrived in Mencho. While most everyone had already gone back to their clans and sects, there were still people from the tournament who remained. Some of them were likely from clans who were looking to invite fresh blood into their families. Blood purity was important, but power was more important, and bringing a powerful individual into a clan brought many benefits: fame, glory, and strong children being the top three among them.