Kou Xuejiao's words stunned everyone.
Even Chen Pu had never expected that the position of Blood River Sect Master would undergo another change.
Just as Yu Xiaochen had said, after Huo Shiji's death, besides Mountain-Moving True Person Peng Chongjian, who else in the entire Blood River Sect could shoulder such a great responsibility?
Peng Chongjian frowned slightly. He had always possessed a refined, scholarly countenance, and now, grievously wounded, he looked all the frailer. He merely looked at Kou Xuejiao and said, "If Sect Master Huo left a final instruction, we shall naturally obey it. But Sect Master Huo had expectations regarding the next Sect Master's candidate during his lifetime? How did I not know of this?"
"Sect Master Huo spoke of this matter many times. How could Senior Brother not know?" Kou Xuejiao said slowly. "Perhaps Senior Brother has forgotten."
Peng Chongjian gave a weak smile. "Who?"
But Kou Xuejiao turned around at this moment and said to Ruan Qiu, "This matter, when all is said and done, also has something to do with your country."
Meeting Si Yu'an's suddenly turned gaze, Ruan Qiu helplessly spread his hands. "What Protector Kou wishes to say, I know nothing about."
Not only was Si Yu'an suspicious—even Chen Pu's expression changed slightly.
Qi State had conquered and destroyed Xia Kingdom, and now stood dominant over the Southern Frontier. It was impossible to say they had no designs on the neighboring states. And among the Southern Xia Governor-General's Office's ambitions, Liang Kingdom should especially bear the brunt.
But Qi State had just sent the Marquis of Wu'an, Jiang Wang, to Sword Pavilion to overpower his peers and force Sword Pavilion to yield. Could it be that they had arrangements within Blood River Sect as well, enough even to interfere with the position of