The Twelve Palaces had sent out hordes of their men in those years and there had been no lack of smart and intelligent people among them. Although they had been loyal to the powers they served, they still retained a trace of rationality in their actions. Fan Zhuo's parents had been such an example. They had reached the Dark Emperor's tomb a step later than the family members of Hua Yao and the others' had but had been forced to partake in their agreement with those who had reached earlier. They all had a portion of the map tattooed on their backs before they all returned to the Middle Realm.
But Fan Zhuo's biological father had felt that something was not right. He did not bring Fan Zhuo and his wife back together with him but had settled them down temporarily nearby the Heaven's End Cliff.
Alas, what awaited him when he returned back to the Middle Realm was a total nightmare.
