"Doing quite well?"
Song Wei glanced around the room. How was it any different from a mountain peasant's ramshackle hut?
If they were receiving guests in a place like this, the Myriad Mountain Great Wilderness must have been as poor as it looked.
So the rumors were true... She had given up the position she deserved for a group of refugees and ended up turning the King of Qi against her.
But he couldn't be bothered to challenge her brave front. "Senior Sister may think life here is bearable, but even this won't last much longer. I came all this way for two reasons: to see how you were doing and to warn you. Senior Sister, disaster is coming for you."
He watched Liu Shuyue's face, but saw no flicker of emotion.
"Disaster?" Liu Shuyue asked calmly.
"Qi and Luo Kingdom have joined forces, but it wasn't the decision of the King of Qi or the King of Luo." Song Wei lowered his voice and leaned toward her. "Lan Qin took control of the King of Luo long ago. He's wrapped around her finger. Worse, the King of Qi seems to have fallen into her hands too. I've learned that an exceptionally favored woman has appeared in his harem. She's Lan Qin. Replacing the immortal master must have been her order as well."
In the past, Liu Shuyue would have flown into a rage.
Each disciple who left the mountain was free to choose how to assist a ruler. Climbing into a king's bed and controlling him in body and mind was Lan Qin's own choice; Liu Shuyue would not judge her for it. But crossing Luo Kingdom's border to influence Great Qi plainly violated the Lotus Cloud Sect's rule that each disciple assist a different country.
She would never