Just as Meng Zhao met with the Sixth Dragon Head, two groups of people slipped quietly into Little Cold Village under cover of night.
One of them was Kang Tongxiao, formerly of the Dragon Protector Secret Service. Clad head to toe in black with his face covered, a long sword on his back, his footsteps were light and his movement as ghostly as a specter.
As he infiltrated Little Cold Village, he moved soundlessly through the night like rain moistening all things, stirring not the slightest ripple and escaping everyone's notice.
Within the Tianyuan Imperial Court, the ranking of the foremost expert was disputed, but Eunuch Wei, Wei Wushang, could undoubtedly contend for that honor.
Wei Wushang had entered the palace as a child. After becoming a eunuch, he was fortunate enough to be assigned to the side of the then Chief Palace Steward. With his silver tongue and skill at reading faces, he successfully won the Chief Palace Steward's favor, learned martial arts, and received focused training.
His martial arts were exceptionally formidable, particularly his ghostlike movement technique, which was hailed as the fastest under heaven. He had once slain twelve assassins who stormed the palace, one strike each, shaking the world with his thunderous fame. None had failed to hear of him.
Kang Tongxiao's martial arts had their own inheritance, but Wei Wushang had valued him and once taught him martial arts concerning Lightness Skill. Thus, his attainments in lightness skill were especially profound.
Less than the time it took to burn a stick of incense after Kang Tongxiao infiltrated Little Cold Village, two more people secretly entered under cover of night.
One was eight feet tall, with a powerful and valiant physique, yet he likewise possessed a lightness skill that left no trace upon snow. Though he