My heart skipped a violent beat. Lu Ling spoke slowly. "The outsider Master Jiyun saved all those years ago was the first ancestor of our Lu Clan. Our ancestor was originally an ordinary hunter. While gathering herbs on the mountain, he was bitten by a venomous snake. His life hung by a thread until Master Jiyun fed him a piece of Houtu Blood, bringing him back from the brink of death." This was a story from the distant past. I didn't interrupt Lu Ling, letting her continue. "Our ancestor escaped…