I remember that the boy joined a camp and ended up surviving it. After he got out the camp, he took on the surname Lin and joined the Red Scorpion. But one of the nights, he got bitten by a blood thrall and transformed, but could still think clearly. After that, he decided to go back to the forgotten continent and open up a bar. It is also mentioned that there is a big scar around his chest that impacts his cultivation.
i think it is Monarch of Evernight because when you search "surname Lin and joined the Red Scorpion" it showed up