At the Fragrant Pavilion, Lin Lang listened leisurely to a tune while Shangguan Haitang stood beside him, reporting the information gathered by Number One Manor.
"Wei Ziyun, Commander of the Golden Guards, distributed sashes made from color-changing silk to several Jianghu experts. He said that only those with sashes would be allowed into the Forbidden City to watch the duel on the night of the fifteenth."
"But less than four hours later, someone reported losing his sash."
"We suspect that one of the Jianghu's very best thieves must have acted. Otherwise, there's no way they could have remained completely unaware."
The Jianghu had four great masters of thievery: Thief God Ji Wuming, Thief-Sovereign Chu Liuxiang, Thief Saint Bai Zhantang, and Thief King Sikong Zhaixing, who had always been active in Great Ming.
Although Shangguan Haitang had no evidence, she thought Sikong Zhaixing was the most likely culprit. He loved joining in the excitement more than anyone.
Lin Lang looked at Shangguan Haitang. "Do you want to watch the duel?"
Shangguan Haitang paused. "I don't even know who has the sashes now. Getting one won't be easy."
Of course she wanted to see it. After all, this was a duel between the Sword God and the Sword Immortal.
Although sword techniques were not her forte, she was learning the sword. Even if her swordsmanship did not improve, she would surely gain some insight into martial arts and advance her strength another step.
Lin Lang grabbed some shelled melon seeds and tossed them into his mouth. "Come with me. You won't need a sash."
Wei Ziyun had made these sashes into something like admission tickets for visiting the Forbidden City.
He knew Wei Ziyun had resorted to this for lack of better options, using it to limit the number of people entering