Yang Fan and the Ling Family were recent and casual acquaintances with no favors or grudges between them, also having never been involved together. Ling Mu, as a veteran of Jianghu, was so cautious concerning the Seven Stars Treasure Sword, Yang Fan could understand: "Master Ling, it's only human to be this cautious before trust is established between people."
Ling Mu fell silent with contentment on his face for a while before he said, "From what I know, Yang Fan, you are a trustworthy person and quite capable, hence I entrusted this matter to you."
Yang Fan was startled, feeling as if he was being given a posthumous task. "Master Ling, you..."
"There's nothing to hide; I indeed am going to die." Ling Mu handed a medical diagnosis to Yang Fan: "Late-stage gastric cancer, probably only one or two months left, the cancer cells have already spread."
