As he healed in a mountain town, a mysterious girl appeared — silver eyes, gray robe, no Qi signature at all.
She introduced herself as Qin Lanyue, a wandering cultivator looking for "answers that sleep inside blood."
Lu Fan felt her power — deeply hidden, impossibly still.
He didn't trust her.
But she helped him.
She gave him herbs to recover. She helped him create a Soul-Stabilizing Pill from an ancient recipe. She even warned him:
> "The Temple isn't your only threat. The other two factions of the old Sovereigns… one of them is waking up."
When Lu Fan asked who she was, she only smiled and said:
> "I knew Jianyu. Once. Before the fall."
She left that night.
But not before whispering:
> "If you want the full memory… go to the ruins under Haifeng City. The Sovereign's tomb is hidden there."