Attacks Came One After Another

Li Shun moved with remarkable speed.

After bringing over three Moonlit Whites, he led Li Qing to meet Duan Jiuzhang.

No one spelled out Duan Jiuzhang's identity, but Li Qing had spent enough time with Wei Wuqi that his horizons far exceeded those of ordinary men.

He immediately sensed that Duan Jiuzhang was no ordinary man. His farmer-like appearance inspired no contempt, and Li Qing still bowed respectfully. "Brother Sun, I leave the refugees here in your care," Duan Jiuzhang reminded Sun Chengyou gravely before departing.

"Rest assured, Brother Duan. If anything goes wrong, you can hold me to account when you return," Sun Chengyou promised.

After their farewells, the three mounted their horses, cracked their whips, and rode away.

"At the pace of Moonlit Whites, with the official roads to help them along, they'll reach Yunguan County in three days."

Sun Chengyou watched the dust trail recede. "I checked just now. Yunguan County's magistrate is named Ning Wenyuan, and his master's lineage can be traced straight back to the Right Chancellor's estate."

"The Right Chancellor?" Fang Xun's heart lurched.

"No need to panic. He isn't a direct disciple of the Right Chancellor, only from a collateral branch of the Legalist School. Still, word of the Six Visits to the Disciple Gate has only just spread, and someone is already impatient to lay a trap and test us. What that implies bears careful thought." Sun Chengyou's expression darkened.

Fang Xun thought of his own rapidly rising fame. Testing the waters, he cupped his hands. "Senior, have news of Ingenious Creation and the Six Visits to the Disciple Gate spread so quickly because our masters have been fanning the flames behind the scenes?"

Sun Chengyou gave him an approving look. "You're quick to catch on. It does involve an important undertaking,