Zhao Yun thought of the Eternal Life Sect Master's concern for the people in his letter and nodded to show he understood.
Shi Miyuan also breathed a sigh of relief. He had finally completed the task Bai Xiaowen had given him.
In truth, Temüjin's death had shaken Shi Miyuan even more.
Emperor Lizong of Song, Zhao Yun, did not know how powerful Temüjin was. He believed that anyone skilled enough at Stealth could get close to the royal tent and kill him.
As a Demon, Shi Miyuan had naturally heard of the Mongol Army's strength. The Mongols' commanding generals possessed Lord Tier power, on par with his own backer, Mountain-Crossing Lord! And Temüjin was worshiped by the Mongols as a god descended to earth. During the conquest of Khwarazm, he had killed nearly a thousand foreign warriors with a single move. His strength was terrifying.
Yet the Eternal Life Sect Master had killed a man as powerful as Temüjin on the grasslands, in his own stronghold, with princes and generals dying alongside him. How could Shi Miyuan not be horrified?
Shi Miyuan also realized that his new backer was far more powerful than Mountain-Crossing Lord. As long as he remained loyal to the Eternal Life Sect Master, his position would be secure.
Bai Xiaowen, the Eternal Life Sect Master whom Emperor Lizong of Song both feared and found troublesome, was meeting Sect Master Chen Rong on the Supreme Clarity Sect's Heartlake Island.
"I didn't expect you back so soon."
Delight showed on Chen Rong's face. "Have you settled your territory's affairs?"
Bai Xiaowen nodded. "A powerful figure intervened, and both sides agreed to settle the dispute with a duel. I won, so the declaration of war has been put on hold for now. But the threat of war hasn't