"In all the years I was with him, he never spoke of his origins.
"It wasn't until he was on his deathbed that he finally told me of his identity and background.
"But he refused to tell me his name..."
"That's to be expected."
The old man nodded matter-of-factly.
"From the moment he became a Rooster Guard, his name was no longer important."
"..."
Fang Shuwen suddenly felt the urge to retort.
'I just made that up on the spot to make my lie more believable. If the old man asked for his name and I couldn't answer, it would have been suspicious. Better to shut down that line of questioning from the start. I didn't expect him to come up with an excuse for me.'
With that thought, Fang Shuwen stopped being polite and asked directly,
"If I may ask, Senior, what exactly happened back then?
"What should we do now?
