Wu Qinghan, an early-stage Spirit Transformation cultivator and steward of the Wu Clan's Thousand-Path Spirit Fields, was Wu Bo's only surviving descendant, his fifth-generation granddaughter, and Wu Lingzhu's close confidante.
This passage came from the intelligence Mo Yexue had provided.
Song Wen's purpose on this journey was, naturally, to kill Wu Bo and avenge Lan Chen.
However, Wu Bo remained within the Wu Clan's grounds and seldom appeared in public, making it difficult for Song Wen to find an opportunity to strike.
If Song Wen wanted to lure Wu Bo out, Wu Qinghan would be the ideal bait.
Yet although Wu Qinghan was responsible for managing the spirit fields, she also lived in seclusion and rarely left them. Matters great and small within the fields were generally left to her subordinates.
Thus, the moment he saw Wu Lingzhu, Song Wen decided to use her to approach Wu Qinghan.
As for the Jade Slip he had handed to the guard, it contained a message Song Wen had left.
Its main point was that he and Wu Lingzhu were in love, but a slight misunderstanding had caused her to stop speaking to him. He begged Wu Qinghan to intervene and invite Wu Lingzhu out so that they could clear up the misunderstanding face-to-face.
After he waited a little over a quarter of an hour, the middle-aged male cultivator from earlier flew out of the valley behind a female cultivator.
The woman's appearance was utterly unremarkable.
Hmm...
Her other features were flat, too.
She looked exactly like the description of Wu Qinghan in the intelligence.
"Your name is Jiang Yushan?" Wu Qinghan asked in a low voice as she scrutinized Song Wen.
"I am indeed Jiang Yushan. Greetings, Fellow Daoist Wu," Song Wen said, cupping his hands.
"Does Wu Lingzhu truly have feelings