When Fang Qing saw Shi Qingxuan arrive, he recalled an old tale from the martial world.
The martial world of the past had also been a mess. There had been Evil King Shi Zhixuan, Saintess Bi Xiuxin, and many veteran martial arts masters, together making up the martial world of the previous era, filled with countless grudges and entanglements of love and hatred.
At this point in time, Evil King Shi Zhixuan seemed to still exist. It was simply unknown whether he had become Pei Ju, a high-ranking minister of Great Sui, or transformed into a revered monk in Chang'an.
Evil King Shi Zhixuan had an extraordinarily rich past. He had once served as an official under another identity, managing the Western Regions for Great Sui. Within a few years, through alliances and divisions, he had actually split the powerful Turkic Empire of the grasslands in two, changing the Central Plains' weak position since the Wei and Jin dynasties.
Later, he met Saintess Bi Xiuxin of Cihang Jingzhai and was won over by her. They had a daughter, the contemporary master of flute artistry, Shi Qingxuan.
However, the two later developed certain differences. Shi Zhixuan left their secluded residence behind, leaving behind the manuscript of the Undying Seal Method. After Bi Xiuxin studied it, she suffered a qi deviation and died, thus becoming the flaw in the Evil King's heart.
With such a flaw, the Evil King's mind split, producing a dual personality. At times, he was an unmatched master who killed without blinking; at other times, he was a melancholy poet and devoted father.
Now, this Evil King might be in Chang'an, or perhaps in Luoyang.
Looking at Shi Qingxuan, Fang Qing thought of her father. He truly wanted to meet this Evil King, a peerless genius produced only