The next afternoon, at the border of Wuan City and Zhongnan, a handsome figure stood in front of a two-person-tall boulder along a secluded, tree-shaded ancient road.
On the boulder were four striking characters: "Zhongnan Forbidden Area!"
The figure in front of the boulder was none other than Ling Fan, who had hurried over through dust and wind.
Early in the morning, he had bade farewell to the members of the He family and took a flight to Wuan City in the neighboring province. He took a taxi to the outskirts of Zhongnan's guard lines. Going further was forbidden, so he had to spend nearly an hour trekking to get here.
Stepping over this boulder and passing through this secluded ancient road was officially entering the territory of Zhongnan Mountain. Before his serious injury, when he had not yet left the country, he had come here a few times with the old man.
