Su Xin still did not know that the Heavenly Court had already begun to act. After dealing with Yi Jianting, Su Xin went to check on Qi Long. Qi Long looked utterly miserable; after all, he had taken a full-force strike from a Yang Spirit Realm martial artist head-on.
Seeing him like this, Su Xin could not help but shake his head. "You too—why did you insist on provoking them at a time like this? Those overseas people aren't like the Imperial Court officials of the past. Even if they know certain rules, they won't abide by them."
Struggling to get to his feet, Qi Long said, "Those overseas barbarians wanted to make trouble for you, my lord. Of course I couldn't stand by and do nothing. I just didn't expect them to fight so dirty, without any regard for the rules."
Su Xin tossed Qi Long a bottle of healing pills personally refined by Poison Hand Medicine King Sun Buhai. "Enough. You don't need to remain at the Six Fan Sect any longer. Come back to the Northwest Circuit with me. I've reserved a Deputy Chief position for you in the Dark Guard."
Qi Long was immediately overjoyed. "Thank you, my lord!"
Everyone knew that the Dark Guard was Su Xin's elite force. Becoming a Deputy Chief of the Dark Guard meant becoming one of Su Xin's trusted confidants—this was tremendous news. In Qi Long's own view, trading these injuries for a place among Lord Su's confidants was more than worthwhile.
Almost everyone in the Six Fan Sect knew that Qi Long was Su Xin's man. With this incident added to the mix, even those who had not known before knew it now.
Thus, when Su Xin took Qi Long away along with the original elite members of the