Hope for the adventurous heart

Bai Chen had been just a swaddled infant, barely a few months old, when he was left in the care of the Bluefin Spine-Tailed Swift. For nearly 12 years, he remained in the Green Fog Region under the swift's protection, only being taken out once the swift confirmed that Bai Chen's father's enemies, the Banyan Treasure Vein Pavilion, had been eliminated.

With Bai Chen's parents already gone, the swift took on the role of his guardian.

Yang Qing couldn't help but wonder about the depth of the bond between the swift and Bai Chen's father. What could have compelled it to assume such responsibility? Perhaps it was less about the bond itself and more about the swift's intrinsic nature and conduct.

Merchants were known to be the most skeptical of individuals, and spies even more so. Bai Chen's father had been both—a merchant and a spy—yet he entrusted what he valued most to the Bluefin Spine-Tailed Swift.