Goodbye Kongsang Xiruo

"What rumor? What does it say?" Song Changsheng frowned slightly. He knew there had to be something unusual in its contents, or Song Qingxi would not have deliberately brought it up.

"Some say that a member of the Merfolk Royal Family is hiding within Great Qi, and that capturing her could influence the battle situation in the East Sea. So long as one has reliable information, someone would pay a high price for it—even without capturing her.

"Though it is only a rumor, it carries an air of solid evidence and does not seem to have arisen from nothing.

"Many cultivators have taken it for truth. At present, rogue cultivators and even sect cultivators are searching every body of water as though they mean to dig three feet into the ground. Quite a few cultivators from other cultivation worlds have also come running at the news.

"Many among those affiliated forces have come to seek instructions as well. I have not given them a reply for the time being."

Song Changsheng's expression darkened. What kind of rumor was this? It clearly came with a direct purpose.

"What do you think?"

Without much hesitation, Song Qingxi said, "Someone is definitely stirring up trouble on purpose. In my view, the people sent by the Brocade Banner are highly likely to be behind it."

Her speculation was not without basis. Among the Song Clan's surviving cultivators, she was one of the few who knew of matters concerning Kongsang Xiruo.

Kongsang Xiruo's hiding place was exceedingly well concealed, protected by powerful formations and restrictions. Song Changsheng had once gone looking for her before breaking through to the Golden Core Stage, yet had not found the slightest trace.

Which was to say, Kongsang Xiruo could not possibly have exposed her own location. Someone in the