The matter of cooperating with the Corpse-Driving Sect concerned a major plan of the White Lotus Sect. Bai Ling merely hoped to handle it smoothly; that way, her status within the White Lotus Sect would rise another step.
But some things could not be accomplished merely by wishing for them. After Su Xin had destroyed the Tang Sect, Bai Ling had come straight to Xiangxi, so she had assumed Su Xin would surely rest and recuperate for a while before coming to Xiangxi. Never had she imagined that Su Xin would move against the Corpse-Driving Sect so quickly.
Those words she had spoken earlier had only been meant to frighten Yin Tuling, yet she had never expected them to come true.
After pressuring Yin Tuling, Bai Ling turned and left. She summoned over a female disciple of the White Lotus Sect guarding the perimeter and asked, "Has there been any news from the Holy Mother?"
The disciple respectfully replied, "The arrangements in the Three Xiang region are nearly complete, so the Holy Mother has returned to the White Lotus Sect to enter seclusion. The entire Three Xiang region is now under the control of the Black Lotus Holy Envoy and the Green Lotus Holy Envoy."
Bai Ling waved the disciple away expressionlessly, but a trace of gloom appeared in her eyes.
The previous Green Lotus Holy Envoy had been killed when Great Zhou purged the White Lotus Sect, while the Black Lotus Holy Envoy had been tricked to death by Su Xin and Bai Ling working together. Even the Green Lotus Seed and Black Lotus Seed had fallen into Su Xin's hands.
Logically speaking, without the Green Lotus Seed and Black Lotus Seed, it should not have been so easy for the White Lotus Sect to produce another two Seven