Reconnecting the Ancient Text Society

"Xiao Lu..."

Song Ci arrived at the depths of the alley.

The dim light illuminated the woman's cool, aloof face.

Perhaps it was an illusion, but he always felt that Lu Nan Jin looked much gentler than before this time... Ever since she had followed Gu Nanfeng to Nagano to train in swordsmanship, Nan Jin's entire temperament had changed.

At this moment, she stood still with her sword in her arms, steady as a mountain and deep as an abyss, far more composed than before.

"You rejected Qingzhong's invitation because you wanted to stay in Dadu and protect my elder sister?"

Lu Nan Jin got straight to the point.

Her bluntness caught Song Ci off guard.

"Yes."

Song Ci took a light breath and answered without hesitation. "Dadu runs deep, with undercurrents surging everywhere... I stayed here because I naturally wanted to protect Madam!"

"If you truly want to protect my elder sister."

Nan Jin said calmly, "Then you shouldn't have rejected Qingzhong."

Song Ci froze.

"You're very strong. At the peak of the Deep Sea Eleventh Layer, there are few people in all of Dadu who can match you."

Nan Jin looked directly at the man before her, her voice cold and merciless. "But are the opponents my elder sister faces now... really within Dadu?"

That question left Song Ci unable to answer.

He actually knew the answer.

After Zhao Xilai's death, the struggle in the Great Capital District had already come to an end... Later, the flames of the Awakening Act spread to Nagano. Before Mr. Bai Zhu smelted the fire seed, Song Ci had led teams north several times to safeguard the northern-southern negotiations.

Madam's true enemies had long since left Dadu!

"If you want my elder sister to go farther, then you must go farther as