Zhao Wan followed Zhang Xinghuai into the garden. He had only been here three times in total, but each visit felt different.
The first time, he was filled with fear and anticipation—fear of the master's power and cultivation, and anticipation for the life-changing events that would follow.
The second time, he came with unease, anxiety, and fear. By then, he had been in charge of the Inner Courtyard for some time and had come to understand the true purpose of the entire sect.
As the pride of his family and a prodigy of his generation, a subconscious resentment had taken root in his heart. But after witnessing the immense power of an Entering Cultivator, he suppressed all of it. It was precisely this buried resentment that filled him with dread whenever he saw the master of the Dao Field.
