"By reckoning, Wu Gongling was your brother-in-law, wasn't he? Tsk, tsk, an emperor for a brother-in-law!"
News arrived that the struggle between Han Kingdom and Song Kingdom had paused. Speaking of Wu Gongling, Guan Fangyi teased him mockingly. Seeing the strange look on Niu Youdao's face, she laughed until she doubled over.
Niu Youdao could not help smiling as well. Shaking his head, he pondered, "A treacherous hero in troubled times!"
Knowing he meant Wu Gongling, Guan Fangyi snorted disdainfully. "He was merely a shameless wretch with slightly better luck. If Song Kingdom's three great sects had not been forced into a corner, the Song throne would never have fallen into his hands."
"Luck? Did you think it was the sort of luck where one picked up money on the road? Amid shifting times, luck was not something just anyone could seize!" Niu Youdao shook his head slightly again and said slowly, "That man did have some ability..." After a brief silence, he added, "I want to find an opportunity to meet him. I have not been in touch with my sworn elder sister for a long time. It was time to get in touch. Help me write a letter asking after her."
"Elder Sister the Empress... pfft!" Guan Fangyi laughed so hard that she trembled like a flower in the wind. An Elder of the Heavenly Maiden Cult had become an empress. Coupled with her relationship with Niu Youdao, it was hilarious just thinking about it...
Within Song Kingdom's Imperial Palace, amid pavilions and towers, Hui Qingping stood graceful and regal in splendid robes and a phoenix crown. Leaning against a railing, she held a letter in her hands and read it. Niu Youdao's letter had arrived.
"Master, His Majesty has returned," reminded a disciple dressed as a palace