During the month Lu Qing spent consolidating his realm,
the Outer Academy had not been without incident.
Bits and pieces of gossip had leaked out after the Heroes' Gathering ended.
But most of it was vague and cryptic. Only those involved could understand what had truly happened. In any case, it had no effect on low-realm disciples.
[So who got taken in?]
[No idea. I did hear that two of them offended a senior brother from the Inner Sect. Somehow, they never recovered from the blow. Rumor says their realms even regressed.]
[Doesn't the Inner Sect never come to the Outer Academy?]
[Apparently he was out gaining experience. Who knows how the higher-ups arranged it? I've never seen him, but they say his name is Wind and Clouds, Senior Brother Feng.]
[Tsk, tsk. I hadn't heard any news about Lin Tiannan and those two for ages. Only now do I know they had run into trouble themselves. No wonder the Lin family and Fu family have greatly reduced their support for them.]
After emerging from seclusion, Lu Qing took out his intelligence jade slip and began browsing the messages on it.
What concerned him now was whether the Heroes' Gathering would bring any aftermath. As long as it did not involve him, everything was negotiable.
Lu Qing spotted two familiar names.
And Wind and Clouds as well. Lu Qing felt fortunate that he had run fast enough back then. This Senior Brother Feng had taken the path of gaining experience and could enter the Heroes' Gathering; there was a good chance he knew both Lu Qing's bargain-bin master and Elder Sun.
"An Inner Sect disciple coming out to gain experience—shouldn't he be heading beyond the mountain gates?"
With only a few scraps of news, Lu Qing could not piece together