He said nothing more, only gave her a gentle smile and nodded.
It had all happened in the blink of an eye. The people around them, including Abbess Miejue and Ning Zhongze, had only seen Lin Xuan and Zhou Zhiruo exchange a few words. None of them had noticed the undercurrents swirling between them.
After completing her bow, Zhou Zhiruo lowered her head and silently retreated behind Abbess Miejue. She did not look up again.
The Emei Sect members left, and Mount Hua returned to its former calm.
But that calm was soon shattered by astonishing news that sent shock waves through the entire martial world.
Zuo Lengchan was dead!
The news exploded through the entire Mount Hua Sect like a bomb.
According to reports from the martial world, after Zuo Lengchan led his Mount Song disciples back to Mount Song in disgrace, a mysterious expert broke into the Mount Song Sect that very night. The intruder slipped into Zuo Lengchan's bedroom and killed him!
The mysterious assassin had appeared and vanished without a trace, leaving behind no clues.
When the news reached Mount Hua, the disciples were first stunned, then erupted in uncontrollable delight!
"He's dead? That old villain is really dead? Wonderful!"
"Heaven has finally opened its eyes! I couldn't stand how arrogant and overbearing he was when he came to Mount Hua last time!"
"What goes around comes around. Heaven spares no one! Evil deeds bring their own punishment!"
The disciples gathered in little groups, chattering excitedly, their faces alight with schadenfreude.
Zuo Lengchan had a terrible reputation in the martial world. He was ambitious and ruthless, and had suppressed and marginalized countless fellow martial artists in his bid to become leader of the Five Peaks Sword Sect.
For most righteous martial artists, his death was no