Li Qingluo answered as she recalled, "Besides us, there are four others in the inner circle: Cousin, Housekeeper, General, and Faceless Man."
Song Qingshu thought it was quite a coincidence. Their nicknames seemed rather similar to those he remembered, but he had no idea who these people really were. Judging from the nicknames of Daoist Huangmu and Li Qingluo, their aliases should be inextricably linked to their true identities.
When it came to Cousin, Murong Fu was the first person who came to mind, but Song Qingshu immediately dismissed the thought. Not to mention that Murong Fu was still imprisoned in Lingjiu Palace, his martial arts were nowhere near that level.
Housekeeper? He had no clue about that one. Could it be a woman? No, the Housekeeper in Lu Xiaofeng's stories seemed to be a man as well. Could he be some major sect's chief steward or something?
As for General, that person was surely closely tied to the military. Song Qingshu wondered whether he was a Southern Song general or one from another state.
"Faceless Man?" What concerned Song Qingshu most was this Faceless Man. Just from the name alone, he could tell that this person was undoubtedly the most mysterious.
Hearing him mention it, Li Qingluo explained, "Though no one ever said so outright, I could sense that among Ghostly Villa's upper echelon, Daoist Huangmu, Yucha, and I ranked the lowest. Cousin was probably about the same as me, while Housekeeper, General, and Faceless Man held the highest status. General and Faceless Man in particular should be the most mysterious. By chance, I once learned what it was like when Old Knife Handle met them. He did not treat them as subordinates, nor as he treated people like us. Toward those two, he seemed to be... how should