“I’m the butler of the Xing family, surnamed Li, and I am extremely grateful to see you here.”
Knowing the reason why the two came, the old man had tears of joy running down his face. He then started to describe the plague and how the family head died.
The plague started half a year ago and it entered the canyon without anyone realising. It had now enveloped the entire place. Luckily, the Xing family lived in a desolate place so the plague didn’t spread. The death of Xing Chen was a month ago.
“It was night and the family head went out alone and sounds of battling was heard in the trees. When we had arrived, the family head had already died… ” Butler Li told them the full story.