Soft moonlight spilled over Su Jiu, casting a faint halo around her.
That face was not the one Chu Luohen knew, yet he recognized her at a glance in the night.
Seeing Su Jiu wave at him with an unfamiliar face, Chu Luohen unconsciously curved his lips into a handsome smile.
As Su Jiu entered the inn, Chu Luohen came downstairs. Yun Huanling and Lan Fang Ziyi were already waiting on the ground floor.
Su Jiu looked around and only then realized that there was no one else on the ground floor.
Seeming to notice her confusion, Yun Huanling took off his mask and smiled at her. "I booked the entire inn. Always discussing things in those tiny rooms was far too stifling. Look, isn't this much more spacious?"
Meanwhile, as Yun Huanling spoke, Lan Fang Ziyi swiftly formed two hand seals. In mere moments, a barrier enveloped the entire inn.
Once everything was more or less ready, Lan Fang Ziyi made a finishing gesture, then smiled. "It should be much safer to talk now."
Most of Lan Fang Ziyi's information came from street vendors. Truth and falsehood were mixed together, making them rather difficult to distinguish, though some reports could be judged at a single hearing.
For instance, rumor had it that a conflict between the Heavenly Dawn Sect and the Water Moon School was why not a single Water Moon School disciple had achieved anything at the banquet.
At this, Su Jiu's lips curved unconsciously. Clearly, the first half was true, and the second half was false.
After all, she had personally visited the Wuyi Tribe and naturally knew what had happened between the two sect leaders.
Originally, the two women had been partners, but their final struggle over the Holy Maiden Gu had ultimately shattered the peace