The day after Lady Ruyu gathered her courage through Xiang Yang's Soul Seizing Great Method to speak frankly to Bai Tianxiong, Nan Fenglan also returned from Lingya Mountain, weary from travel, and met up with Xiang Yang.
In a private room on the third floor of a small teahouse in Lianchuan City, Xiang Yang and Nan Fenglan sat facing each other beside a tea table by the window. The atmosphere was warm and harmonious.
Fresh from her bath, Nan Fenglan wore a light green, flower-patterned celestial maiden dress. Her glossy black hair cascaded loosely over her shoulders, carrying a faint orchid fragrance. Beads of water still clung to her fair, snow-white face, while an intoxicating blush colored her cheeks. Like a lotus rising from clear water, naturally adorned without ornament, she was breathtakingly beautiful.
"Huang Shaoxiong has already forged three case files. As you instructed, they are all connected to Chu Qi. Even the chief constable of the Dingzhou Divine Constable Gate knows nothing about this. Only you, him, and I know.
"As for Lingya Mountain, only after I arrived did I discover that the Bai family had sealed off both the mountain's interior and exterior so tightly that not even water could pass through. There were quite a few experts as well. I saw two fighters whose martial arts were no weaker than mine, a man and a woman. They should be the Bai family's second son, Bai Tianming, and fourth daughter, Bai Miaoqin.
"With my martial arts, I simply could not enter Lingya Mountain without alerting the Bai family. That is all I know. I'm sorry."
Nan Fenglan looked dejected, and her gaze toward Xiang Yang carried apology. She felt that her own incompetence had kept her from helping him much, and feared even more that he would