The zither music was vast and distant, melodious and pleasing to the ear.
The beauty was like jade, with the heart of an immortal and bones of the Dao.
The entire world became incomparably still, as though only Ning Xiaochuan, Yu Ningsheng, and the zither music remained, while everything else had vanished into emptiness.
After a long while, the zither music came to a stop.
Yu Ningsheng stared at the strings with her phoenix eyes, her voice gentle as water. "No Life Path Lord and Asura Path Lord have personally come to the Imperial City, bringing a great number of experts. Their target is the Sword Pavilion Marquis's Mansion. I only learned this news after returning to the Imperial City."
Ning Xiaochuan opened his eyes. "No Life Path Lord came for me, didn't he?"
Ning Xiaochuan had killed No Life Path Lord's son and daughter-in-law, completely offending the No Life Path. It was only natural for No Life Path Lord to hate him to the bone.
As for Asura Path Lord, he naturally bore a deep grudge against the Sword Pavilion Marquis's Mansion as well.
Thirteen years ago, one of Asura Path Lord's legs had been severed by the Sword Pavilion Marquis. He had harbored hatred ever since, and naturally wanted to return for revenge.
The two lords of the Demonic Paths had personally descended upon the Imperial City. Though they had only shown themselves, dozens of martial cultivators from the Sword Pavilion Marquis's Mansion had already died at the hands of the Demon Sect.
The Demon Sect's target was clearly the Sword Pavilion Marquis's Mansion.
This matter had long caused a storm over the city. Many believed that the Demon Sect's return was by no means a trivial disturbance. Since they had chosen the Sword Pavilion Marquis's Mansion as