Seeing Li Qingxian safe and sound, the others breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Qingxian swept his gaze over them and said, "You must keep this secret. Next, I'll continue pretending to be unconscious. That means we won't enter the city for now, and we'll keep training our disciples. With help from the Green Mountain Gang and Jade-Clear Archery, our sect's strength will grow tremendously within a month or two at most. Then we'll formally enter the city..."
After giving his instructions, Li Qingxian dismissed everyone except Zhou Hen.
"Uncle Zhou, there are some things I didn't tell them, but I need to tell you."
Zhou Hen nodded.
"When I suspected a Fate Arts Master was bringing disaster upon Far-Reaching City, I realized that this person certainly wouldn't be acting alone. At first, I suspected he was working with the demon race, first damaging Qiyuan County's national fortune, then having the demons attack the city. What I didn't expect was that someone would target Xu Fang, and mobilize forces so powerful that it made no sense."
Zhou Hen looked thoughtful.
"Through Fate Arts and our earlier experiences, I finally pieced together a rough picture. That venomous woman is called Weng Baihong. She comes from the powerful Weng Family of Lizhou and is Magistrate Wen Siyan's sister-in-law. The Weng Family is a very powerful branch of Devil-Transforming Mountain. They couldn't possibly mobilize such powerful forces just for Xu Fang when there was no evidence against her. The only possibility is that the Weng Family wants to do something in Far-Reaching City and sent Weng Baihong to handle it. After arriving, Weng Baihong discovered Xu Fang was still here. Only then did she use the Divine Sword Sect and the Curved Saber Association to try to harm Xu Fang. After I stopped