In the latter half of the night, the lampwick burned out. No one knew what had happened in Tide Watching Pavilion that night.
All they saw was Jiang Qihu, reeking of wine, leaving by carriage and returning to his residence, after which he dismissed his attendants.
He sat alone in the courtyard. Red leaves rustled down from the withered trees, landing on the stone table, the pool, and his saber sheath.
Jiang Qihu raised a hand to brace his forehead, slumping into the darkness.
After letting out a long, faint sigh.
Jiang Qihu spoke softly. "Since you are here, why not show yourself?"
From the darkness.
A shadow slowly emerged.
Xie Xuanyi, wearing a human-skin mask, slowly approached the stone table and sat down without ceremony.
The Jiang Clan owned many residences in Carp Tide City, but this was Jiang Qihu's favorite... Ten years ago, Xie Xuanyi had evaded the pursuit of the Great Chu Imperial City Bureau here. Just as he had expected, once the night banquet at Tide Watching Pavilion ended, Jiang Qihu returned here to rest.
"I am Rank Six."
Getting straight to the point, Xie Xuanyi announced his identity.
After Dragonwood Revered One had told Rank Six to obtain the token, he was to directly seek out the "important figure" who had betrayed Azure Prefecture.
That man...
Was Jiang Qihu!
Ordinary people could not approach the Bai Ze Secret Realm... But Jiang Qihu was no ordinary man.
As the saying went, a tiger father begot no dog son. Jiang Lie had gained a son in his old age and named him "Qihu." From childhood, Jiang Qihu had possessed extraordinary talent in the martial path. At a young age, he had already swept through Azure Prefecture without meeting a rival. In that era teeming with geniuses, he