The spring sun hung overhead, and Luojing was as prosperous as ever.
Jianghu peddlers traveling north and south gathered in Carefree Cave, while the senior members of Missing Moon Manor assembled in the meeting hall of Nine Dragons Hall.
As the little Young Mistress, Lin Zisu had followed local custom and donned a black-and-green cloak, dressing as a Poison Rat. Having grown older, she now had a swelling bodice and something of a witch's allure, though her delicate face remained lively and animated as she listened attentively to her Grandmaster.
Bu Yuehua had run back midway through their pile-up, naturally using Wanyi's body. The soul-swapping secret technique could not be revealed to her subordinates, so she merely lectured them in Wanyi's voice:
"The Manor Lord sent an urgent letter. Chen Yishan of Three Corpses Cave colluded with remnants of the Nether God Sect at Dragonbone Shoal to ambush and kill Xie Jinhuan. His betrayal of the Righteous Path has been confirmed. Although the Gu Poison Sect is ostracized by the Righteous Path, Missing Moon Manor has already gained Great Qian's recognition. We absolutely cannot allow scum like him to implicate the entire sect-"
Bu Hanying belonged to a collateral branch of the Bu family and held a high position in Missing Moon Manor. Unaware that Lin Wanyi had already been possessed by the Manor Lord, he still had some reservations about these words:
"Wanyi, behind closed doors, let your uncle-master speak frankly. Our Gu Poison Sect has a hundred schools contending, and we handle things tactfully. We have always maneuvered between righteous and evil forces, siding with the winner rather than either righteousness or evil-"
Lin Zisu blinked. "Isn't that just being fence-sitters who turn their sails with the wind?"
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Bu Yuehua and the other incense masters and disciples