Song Qingshu ignored him and directly questioned Yilin. Once Yilin learned their identities—especially after learning that Ren Yingying was among them—she was overjoyed and told them everything she knew.
Although Yilin was at Mount Heng, she had often kept track of Linghu Chong's news. Because of what had happened in Fujian, she also knew that Linghu Chong was Wu Xi, Wu Tiande. So when she heard the rumors that Wu Xi had betrayed the country, she was the first to disbelieve them. She had hurried all the way to Chengdu, while Monk Bujie had urgent matters and could not leave. Tian Boguang had then volunteered to protect her along the way.
Learning that they shared the same objective, Song Qingshu and Ren Yingying hesitated no longer. They headed straight for Wu Xi's residence, intending to ask Linghu Chong for an explanation in person.
Song Qingshu was highly skilled in martial arts, while Tian Boguang excelled at qinggong. Bringing along two women posed no difficulty, and they easily slipped into Wu Xi's residence.
They did not alert a single guard along the way, but Song Qingshu's suspicions only grew. This is going far too smoothly. The guards here seem utterly incompetent. Forget me—even a second- or third-rate martial artist could probably get through them.
After wandering around the residence for quite some time without finding Linghu Chong, they had no choice but to seize a guard. Only after questioning him did they learn that this was the official residence assigned to Wu Xi by the imperial court. Not long ago, he had proclaimed himself King of Shu and openly established a royal residence, moving there long ago.
"King of Shu's residence?" Song Qingshu frowned deeply. They had only entered Chengdu today and knew nothing about the situation here. Yilin and Tian