"Master Kongming, who exactly are the people pursuing you? Are any of them from the Fang Family?" Huang Xiao asked, keeping close beside Master Kongming.
"I don't know exactly who they are, but there are quite a few Tubo lamas among them. Every one of them has profound cultivation, and most of our people are no match for them. We had already suffered countless casualties in the surprise attack with the Ghost Gu Miasma. With their ambushes on top of that, we found it even harder to hold out. But from what you've said, young hero, there are probably Fang Family members among them. The Fang Family is probably behind all of this," Master Kongming said.
At the same time, he was still somewhat astonished that Huang Xiao could keep up with them so easily, without showing the slightest shortness of breath. Although he could tell that this was largely because Huang Xiao's lightness skill was exceptional, Huang Xiao's cultivation also made him regard the young man more highly.
Huang Xiao nodded. He knew the Fang Family had certainly been involved; there was no doubt about that. And this time, they were targeting so many people from the Jianghu that the Fang Family's strength alone probably would not have sufficed. After all, this was still within Li Jiqian's sphere of influence, so they must have allied themselves with other forces. Clearly, these Tubo lamas were one of those allies.
Huang Xiao knew little about Tubo. Even the books had not recorded much about it, but one thing had received special mention: the Buddhist Esoteric Sect. Nowadays, the Esoteric Sect was the foremost power in Tubo. Even successive tsenpos of the Tubo royal family had to bow their heads before it.
The Esoteric Sect owed its power partly to its numerous