Song Qingshu listened in great admiration. Her strategy bore a striking resemblance to Taizu's four crossings of the Chishui River. No wonder she had served as Cult Master of the Persian Headquarters for so many years. Such insight and tactical ability were beyond what ordinary women could compare to.
Come to think of it, it was only natural. Back when Xiao Zhao had still been quite young, during the battle at Green Willow Manor, Yang Xiao and the others had been poisoned. She had stepped forward to command the Five Elements Banner and forcibly held off the Yuan troops' assault. Her talent for command had been evident then. Yet before Zhang Wuji, she had always appeared as a considerate little maid, causing others to overlook her true abilities. After several more years of training in Persia, she had grown even more rapidly.
"However, I heard Zhang Wuji hasn't been at Guangming Peak for quite some time. No one knows where he has gone now," Song Qingshu reminded her.
Xiao Zhao nodded. "I found out the same thing during my investigations these past days, so I intend to look for him elsewhere."
"The world is vast, and people are countless. Where will you look?" Song Qingshu asked with a frown.
Xiao Zhao gave a sweet smile. "As long as one is determined, one will eventually find him."
"All right. Be careful on the road." Seeing how resolute she was, Song Qingshu stopped trying to persuade her.
Just as Xiao Zhao was about to part ways with him, she suddenly recalled something. She immediately struck at him. Song Qingshu instinctively seized her wrist pulse and asked in a low voice, "What are you doing?"
"I heard that your martial arts are very strong, so I wanted to test them." A trace of