In the clouds above Jinhuai Prefecture City.
Wang Ping calmly observed the bustling city below. Nearby, Yu Lian tumbled through the clouds. Back in the Six Heart Sect, she had to constantly suppress her inquisitive nature, and it had nearly driven her mad with boredom.
The conflict that had erupted in the border region with Mozhou Road was clearly Ren Kong's deliberate doing.
Ren Kong's intention was obvious: he wanted to seize upon Wang Ping's encirclement of the Wulang Sect disciples to make a major issue of it. Moreover, he had found himself a backer in advance—not one from within the True Yang Sect, but Wu Ma Daoist.
Xiao Shan Lord, seeing the situation with perfect clarity, had summoned him, Zi Luan, and Xiu Yu just before the conflict was about to erupt. He told them a bland, irrelevant-seeming story. His purpose was to prevent Xiu Yu from going down the wrong path, and also to serve as a warning to Wang Ping and Zi Luan.
