The flying sword vanished into the distant sky, no longer visible.
"Are we really not going?"
Zhao Layue looked at Jing Jiu as she asked.
Jing Jiu did not answer her question. He rose and walked back into the cave abode.
Zhao Layue, Gu Qing, and Yuan Qu exchanged silent looks, not knowing what to say.
The situation was clear now. Liu S sui should be at his most dangerous moment, and might even die at any time. Was he not even going to take a look?
The Kunlun Sect had already acted. Those in Chaoge City had already acted. Great Marsh, the Mirror Sect, the Precious Thoroughfare Zen Monastery, the Water-Moon Convent, and the Fruitful Accomplishment Temple had all moved, and the action at the No-Grace Gate should be even greater. Leaving those Evil Sect experts aside for now, the eyes and spies the Never-Old Forest had planted in the orthodox sects and the Imperial Court would be purged one by one, starting today.
Walking among the crowds of Haizhou City, Liu S sui thought about the news he had just confirmed. He knew he had to leave, but could he still get away now?
He entered the restaurant. Little Lotus had already prepared the meal in the familiar private room. He thanked her, sat down opposite her, picked up his chopsticks, and began eating.
Just as before, he said very little, and Little Lotus was quiet too. Only today, the sound of a pipa came from outside the door, which seemed a little strange.
After an unknown length of time, the pipa fell silent. Little Lotus lowered her head and said softly, "News just came in. A lot happened today."
The hand holding Liu S sui's teapot stiffened slightly. *Could that pipa just now have been