That day in the Southeast Buddhist Kingdom, he had encountered the Jade Pool Saintess, Yu Xiaoyao. The Saintess had warned him, "Beware of Buyi Pavilion!"
Buyi Pavilion was, in truth, Wenxin Pavilion's branch in Great Cang Kingdom. Behind it stood Wenxin Pavilion, Misty Rain Pavilion, Heavenly Spirit Sect—the pillar holding up the sky of the Cultivation Way—and Broken Sword Valley, the sect of the swordsman he had defeated. Naturally, there was also the Third Prince, Ji Yan, along with that Du Qing who called himself Buyi...
Such an alliance of powers was anything but ordinary.
Even the searches conducted by Lin Su's Dark Fragrance Under Heaven had failed to uncover their true roots.
The matter had thus been set aside, but Lin Su had still sensed the storm gathering in the mountains...
After returning from Zangzhou, he had learned of this organization's scheme...
They had colluded with the many high officials of the State Affairs Hall, intending to use their strength to plot a military coup...
To ensure the coup proceeded smoothly, they had planned the Dongting Jianghu Convention...
Dongting Lake had thus become one piece of their puzzle.
Lin Su had always pondered whether this piece of the puzzle had only one fundamental purpose—to distract attention and support the coup?
Now, the answer had emerged.
The Dongting piece was not for that purpose alone!
It had another use as well: while the martial world gathered at Dongting, they would lay down a marvelous scheme in some hidden corner, its spearhead aimed directly at Lin Mouren's head! Lin Su had always been the person they truly wished to kill!
Lin Su slowly withdrew his gaze from the misty rain behind Yuan Ji. "What countermeasure do you have?"
Yuan Ji shook her head. "I have no countermeasure, but I have two