Hearing the words "White Lotus," Song Qingshu, perched on the roof, was startled. The White Lotus Society was truly audacious, daring to openly assassinate a minister of Southern Song's chief executive rank. He wondered whether Zhou Zhiruo had taken part in this mission. It would be troublesome if she were injured by Linghu Chong.
However, Song Qingshu soon set aside his worries. Though Linghu Chong's swordsmanship was superb, his abilities were far too unbalanced. The Star-Absorbing Art he had learned was still incomplete, while Zhou Zhiruo had once claimed the title of Number One Under Heaven at the Lion-Slaying Tournament. Moreover, over the past two years, she had occasionally cultivated with him in a union of yin and yang. Her foundation in Internal Energy had long since become exceptionally solid, and the hidden dangers of her rapid progress in martial arts had vanished without a trace. She had now cultivated the Nine Yin Manual to an extremely profound level. Even against a master of the Five Greats' caliber, she had more than enough ability to protect herself, much less against someone like Linghu Chong.
What puzzled Song Qingshu most was that it would have been one thing for Linghu Chong to draw his sword to help someone in trouble, but why had he remained at Han Tuozhou's side to protect him?
Linghu Chong had always been free-spirited and open-minded, and he hated being constrained by rules more than anything. It was indeed surprising that he had now become a lackey of the court.
Unfortunately, Song Qingshu could never have guessed that Linghu Chong had followed Han Tuozhou largely because of him. Previously, in order to help Ren Woxing and his daughter deal with the difficult situation at Blackwood Cliff, Linghu Chong had agreed to go to Fujian and investigate the