Pushing open the courtyard gate, Han Wu looked inside.
He saw a crowd of White Lotus Society members standing guard in the yard.
Beside them was Qin Shuang's kidnapped family.
Seeing Han Wu enter, the members all rose to their feet, looking ready to attack at the slightest disagreement.
"Stand down, all of you." A woman's voice came from inside the room.
Only then did the White Lotus Society members withdraw and head toward the gate.
The woman's voice sounded again. "Take those people you kidnapped with you as well. Set them free."
The White Lotus Society members were all somewhat confused.
They had gone to great lengths to kidnap Qin Shuang's family.
And now they were being told to release them just like that? Wasn't this far too frivolous?
But they did not dare refute the Holy Mother in any way and could only obey.
After the White Lotus Society members removed the restraints from the Qin family, Qin Shuang's father, Qin Hai, hurried forward and asked Han Wu, "Where's Xiaoshuang? Is she all right?"
"Don't worry, Uncle. She's downstairs. You can go find her," Han Wu replied.
Qin Hai breathed a sigh of relief, yet he was also somewhat worried for Han Wu's safety.
Having stayed in the White Lotus Society for so many days, his family had gained some understanding of the members' strength.
The four great elders, Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, Chrysanthemum, were already existences they could only look up to. Just how strong must the Holy Mother be, if she could make those four elders bow their heads in submission?
Qin Hai did not know, but he expected she would not be easy to deal with.
Qin Hai was about to offer Han Wu a few more words of advice when the Holy Mother inside the