Aside from three thousand elite soldiers, Song Qingshu also brought two great masters with him: Ouyang Feng and Qiu Qianren. Though Song Qingshu had exhausted every means to successfully bring the two onto his warship, camaraderie between comrades still needed time to cultivate. This official trip to Chongyang Palace was a fine opportunity.
As for Ouyang Feng and Qiu Qianren, neither had any favorable impression of Chongyang Palace. Back then, Ouyang Feng had nearly had his Toad Skill crippled by Wang Chongyang at Chongyang Palace, so both of them were more than willing to accept this assignment.
In addition, Pucha Qiucao, the eldest daughter of the Puchá Clan, had heard that Yang Guo had once studied martial arts at Chongyang Palace. For reasons unknown, she insisted on accompanying them to Mount Zhongnan. Knowing that his daughter was in a terrible mood over Yang Guo's refusal of the marriage proposal, Puchá Ahute hoped this trip would give her a chance to relax.
The Puchá Clan and the Tang Kuobian family were currently in the honeymoon phase of their partnership, so Song Qingshu naturally could not refuse them this favor. Besides, with three thousand elite soldiers accompanying them, as well as great masters like Ouyang Feng and Qiu Qianren, she would not encounter any danger.
When Song Qingshu left the capital, he also took someone else with him. Ever since Daiqisi, the Dragon King of Purple Robes, had fallen into his hands on the night of the coup, he had never paid her any attention, merely keeping her confined in the palace. During this time, Daiqisi had nearly been driven mad by this "forgetting," but as time passed, her initial unease had turned into numbness.
Since Tang Kuobian was nominally still severely injured, Song Qingshu openly hid inside a luxurious carriage. Daiqisi