Art of Attacking the Heart

"You witch, you shameless creature!" Even Song Yuanqiao could no longer remain seated. The three martial brothers were shocked and furious, trembling all over with rage. This scheme was simply too vicious. The Jingkang Incident was an everlasting pain in the hearts of all Song people. Back then, Emperors Huizong and Qinzong had been captured, and countless princess consorts and princesses had been violated by foreigners. Every Song citizen's anger flared at the mention of it.

Though those women had suffered miserably and lived worse than ordinary people, they still carried the Zhao family bloodline. They were Golden Branch Jade Leaves. If Song Yuanqiao and the others were to have any relationship with those young princesses that went beyond friendship in Jin Dynasty territory, Song Dynasty would probably be thrown into an uproar.

Emperor Huizong had once had thirty-four daughters. Aside from the thirteen who had died young, all twenty-one of the rest had been captured by Jin Dynasty. Emperor Qinzong had one daughter captured as well. Even the current Southern Song emperor, Zhao Gou, had had two other daughters captured by Jin Dynasty, aside from the three who had died young. Another daughter had been scattered among the common people, her whereabouts unknown.

No matter which princess Wanyan Ping had mentioned, once Song Yuanqiao and the other two truly became involved with them, not only would the martial world have no place for Wudang Sect, but how could the court's high officials—or even Zhao Gou himself—tolerate it? After all, those women were either his sisters or his daughters and nieces. Though he could not avenge himself against Jin Dynasty, dealing with a domestic Wudang Sect would be as easy as turning his hand.

Song Yuanqiao and the others did not dare gamble on Zhao Gou's mood. Marshal Yue had