Li Qinglu said anxiously, "What other way is there? This is the simplest and most effective method. Other methods would not only take time and effort, but Li Liangzuo's direct lineage was caught off guard at first because everything happened so suddenly. Now it is merely the calm before the storm. In a few days, it will likely erupt completely. Once it does, the situation will spiral out of control, and all the arrangements and efforts you made in the early stages will be wasted, Meng Lang."
As the leader of the spies, she had encountered too much of the darkness in this world. She had also cultivated a Seven-aperture Exquisite Heart. She knew it would not be appropriate for Song Qingshu to say such things himself, lest he hurt Mu Wanqing's feelings. That left her to play the villain.
Fearing that Song Qingshu would refuse again, she quickly added, "Sister Wanqing, there are some things I would like to discuss with you in private."
Mu Wanqing was taken aback, but she still nodded. Song Qingshu could not exactly stop them and could only watch as Li Qinglu pulled Mu Wanqing into the next room.
"Sister Wanqing, I know you want to be with Brother Song openly and honorably, but have you considered one crucial problem?" Li Qinglu deliberately paused.
Mu Wanqing's attention was indeed caught. "What problem?"
Li Qinglu sighed. "Silly sister, in the eyes of the world, Brother Song already has wives. Not to mention Zhou Zhiruo of the Emei Sect, whom he married formally and whose status is known to all, even his marriage to the two princesses of Southern Song has become a celebrated tale. Then there is that County Princess of the Mongol Empire who nearly purged half the Central Plains Martial Arts World, and