In the blink of an eye,
a week passed.
During those days, Xie Xiaoj iu came to the goddess statue. Feng Jiเก came, and so did Lü Yi...
Finally, Xiao Emei came as well, but none caught the Moon Palace Goddess's eye.
There was nothing Jiang Ning could do about it.
Early one morning,
a young woman in a long blue-green dress stepped onto the island at the center of Moon-Reflection Lake.
"According to the news, Inspector Jiang should be here!" She patted her chest, felt that the letter was still there, and relaxed.
A moment later,
"Halt!" A patrol on the island spotted her.
"Everyone, an old acquaintance of Inspector Jiang entrusted me to come and request an audience!" the woman said, immediately explaining her purpose and identity.
"An old acquaintance?" "An audience with Lord Jiang?"
The patrol members murmured and exchanged glances.
Then their captain said, "Come with me. I'll take you there, but I can't promise Inspector Jiang will see you."
"Thank you," the young woman said with a bow.
A moment later,
they arrived outside Xiao Emei's former chambers.
Though no one guarded the entrance, not one Water-Moon Sword Palace disciple had entered without permission these past few days.
They all knew who lived there.
He was the man who had wiped out the Five Swords Sect, ending its century-old flourishing and severing its legacy.
"Please wait here. I'll go in and report your arrival," the patrol captain said.
"When you do, please tell Inspector Jiang that his old acquaintance's surname is Lin, and that I bring information about heavenly yang and earthly baleful yin," the woman in the blue-green dress said.
"Understood!" The patrol captain nodded.
She then walked into the depths of the residence alone.
A short while later,
the captain returned to