In an inn in the Great Song Capital, Lin Lang sat in his room, with Altar Master Liu of the Sun Moon Holy Cult's Branch Altar standing before him.
"Right Envoy, word has come from the World Association. For some reason, Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun suddenly defected. Xiong Ba sent Qin Shuang to hunt them down, but he hasn't found them yet."
"Strangely, though, the World Association's influence is still expanding rapidly. They've wiped out more martial families and sects in Shu, and their territory now exceeds the Five Immortals Sect's."
"Many sect leaders and family heads have died mysteriously, including several peak grandmasters. No one can even tell what martial arts their killer used. Could the World Association have hired the Green Robe Tower?"
Lin Lang shook his head. "It wouldn't be the Green Robe Tower. They have plenty of assassins, but few at the highest level. They might be assassins from the Heavenly Pool Organization, the foremost assassin organization many years ago."
Apart from his three disciples, Xiong Ba's best helpers were the Twelve Fiends of Heaven's Pool.
If the Sword Saint hadn't destroyed the Heavenly Pool Organization back then, how would the Green Robe Tower ever have had its chance to rise?
Thinking of the Green Robe Tower, he realized Xiaoyu hadn't come to see him in a long time. Had she gone to take revenge?
He would have to ask later whether Xiaoyu needed help.
When a woman said no, she meant yes.
Altar Master Liu looked blank. Heavenly Pool assassins? He had never heard of them.
If they were the very best, why had they disappeared?
"Spread the word that Xiong Ba has the twelve Heavenly Pool assassins who escaped back then working for him, and that they're preparing to take revenge on Peerless