"Who!" Water Moon Great Sect Master whirled around, unable to stop himself from frowning. He had clearly seen the other man when he arrived, yet for some reason, he had unconsciously overlooked him, as though he had forgotten there was anyone else here.
Once he saw Song Qingshu's face clearly, it seemed familiar, but he could not recall where he had seen him before.
Song Qingshu shook his head and sighed. "Water Moon Great Sect Master was once so high-spirited, yet now you have to bully some juniors. How pathetic."
Water Moon Great Sect Master finally remembered. "Song Qingshu—you are Song Qingshu, the Golden Snake King!"
However, he soon smiled. "This matter has nothing to do with you, sir. Please do not meddle in other people's business." He had fought Song Qingshu in Xiangyang before. Since Song Qingshu had suffered severe internal energy loss after the battle at Wudang Mountain, their brief exchange had left him feeling that the man did not quite live up to his reputation. Thus, he was not particularly afraid.
"Nothing to do with me?" Song Qingshu neither confirmed nor denied it. He merely looked at the girl beside him. "Little girl, is your surname Li?"
The girl blinked, clearly surprised. "How did you know? My name is Li Wenxiu."
Song Qingshu did not answer and continued, "Is your father Li Shouchong, the Grand Administrator of the Imperial Academy in Jiangnan? Do you have an elder sister named Li Wan, who married into Rongguo Mansion and became the Eldest Young Mistress of the Jia Mansion?"
"Are you from Rongguo Mansion?" Li Wenxiu was overjoyed. She had been away from home for so long that she could not help feeling the delight of meeting an old acquaintance in a foreign land. Her sister was a proper noble