Training grounds.
Inside the command tent.
As the tent flap was swept aside, Jiang Ning immediately appeared before the two men.
"Your subordinate Jiang Ning pays respects to the Prefect!" Jiang Ning clasped his hands in salute.
"You recognize me?" Hong Minghu asked.
"Even if I did not, I could have guessed," Jiang Ning said.
"True enough!" Hong Minghu nodded slightly, then said, "Do you know why I summoned you?"
"I do not." Jiang Ning shook his head.
Hearing this, Hong Minghu raised a hand and pointed at Gongsun Yu beside him. "This is the third elder of Medicine King Valley, Gongsun Yu. He has business with you."
"So it is Elder Gongsun Yu." Jiang Ning clasped his hands.
Gongsun Yu said, "Young friend Jiang Ning, do you know why I sought you out?"
"I do not." Jiang Ning shook his head slightly.
"Then I shall be direct." Gongsun Yu continued, "Elder Liu Qingsong was murdered. The time of his death was around the day he went to see you. You should have met Elder Liu Qingsong, correct?"
"Liu Qingsong is dead?" Jiang Ning frowned.
"You did not know?" Gongsun Yu fixed Jiang Ning with a sharp gaze.
"How would I know?" Jiang Ning glanced up at him. "After meeting Liu Qingsong that day, I remained at home in seclusion, training diligently. I had prepared for this day for several months already!"
At the same time.
Listening to their exchange, Hong Minghu continuously tapped the index finger of his right hand against the table.
Thud—
Thud—
Thud—
Dull echoes resounded through the great tent.
Gongsun Yu spoke again. "When you met Elder Liu Qingsong, what did he say to you?"
Jiang Ning said, "He merely asked whether I had seen any trace of River-Roaming Dragon Tian Buyi on the deserted