◎Are You Xie Minsheng?◎

At these words, Xie Qing looked surprised, Wang Yunzhi frowned, and Xing Ling gave her a rather strange look.

After a moment, Xie Qing came to his senses and couldn’t help but laugh, saying meaningfully: “I couldn’t tell you had such skills.”

He thought about it and understood that a woman who practiced the Yin Moon Scripture was far more important to Xie Minran than whether she was married or not.

He nodded and said hurriedly, “Alright then, you can stay.”

With that, Luo Wanqing stood beside Wang Yunzhi, while Xing Ling was sent out directly due to having a “family.”

Standing next to Wang Yunzhi, Wang Yunzhi couldn’t help but ask: “Do you practice the Yin Moon Scripture?”

“Can this be faked?”

“Indeed, it cannot.” Wang Yunzhi thought about it and asked no more.

After everyone finished registering, Xie Qing gave each person a name plate and said coldly: “Tomorrow at si hour, gather at the main hall entrance. We’ll take you all to Tingfeng Tower for the official screening. Whether you stay or go depends on tomorrow. Understand?”

Everyone responded in agreement, then left. As Luo Wanqing was about to exit, she heard Xie Qing call from behind: “Liu girl.”

“Steward Xie.”

Luo Wanqing quickly turned and bowed. Xie Qing smiled and only said: “Whether you’ve practiced the Yin Moon Scripture or not, I can’t verify, but the island master can tell at a glance. If you’re lying,” Xie Qing’s eyes grew somewhat cold, “Flowing Wind Island might only be able to keep your corpse.”

“How would this servant dare lie before the island master? The steward worries too much.”

Luo Wanqing bowed her head respectfully, her graceful bow making her body sway like a willow leaf, stirring the heart.

Xie Qing watched Luo Wanqing leave, then turned and said: “Go, send this woman’s information up the mountain.”

Luo Wanqing knew Xie Qing was watching her. She didn’t look back and hurried outside.

She wasn’t clear on how the Yin Moon Scripture was verified – she had just made it up on the spot. She needed to quickly find Cui Heng to discuss what to do next.

Upon leaving, she asked around for the location of the guard selection. She just happened to hear applause and commotion. Squeezing through the crowd, she saw Cui Heng and Li Guiyu standing on the platform, with bodies scattered around. In the corners, barely stood a middle-aged man and one of Li Guiyu’s guards, Zitang. Seeing this scene, Luo Wanqing knew this guard competition must have been quite intense.

“Good!”

A big man below the platform shouted excitedly: “Just you four!”

With that, the four people on the platform came down to register their names with the big man nearby.

Luo Wanqing stood to the side, waiting for Xie Heng to finish and come over, when she heard Cui Heng’s voice nearby: “My goodness, these four guards are stronger than the Imperial Guards.”

Hearing this, Luo Wanqing turned to see Xing Ling and Cui Heng standing together. She looked them up and down and couldn’t help but ask: “What position did Master Cui get?”

“He sweeps floors.”

Xing Ling spoke. Cui Heng immediately turned around, dissatisfied: “What’s wrong with sweeping floors? Let me tell you, choosing to sweep floors is my strategy! They guard one piece of ground as guards, but I sweep floors – if I work hard enough, do you believe I can sweep every inch of Flowing Wind Island?”

This made Luo Wanqing laugh, and Xing Ling also wanted to laugh but tried to suppress it, only saying: “You’re quite ambitious.”

With that, Xie Heng walked up to the group, nodding in greeting: “Elder brother, sister-in-law, madam.”

Hearing his words, Cui Heng was quite pleased. Xing Ling showed some discomfort on her face, but didn’t object.

Luo Wanqing was about to respond when she instinctively felt someone watching them. She couldn’t help but follow the gaze and turned to see Li Guiyu standing not far away.

Luo Wanqing’s gaze paused, then she heard Cui Heng ask: “Madam, do you have a handkerchief?”

Luo Wanqing turned to look and saw Cui Heng’s forehead covered in sweat. She immediately understood Cui Heng’s intention and took out a handkerchief from her sleeve.

She was about to hand it to him, but saw that Cui Heng didn’t extend his hand, only lowering his head slightly. Luo Wanqing glanced at Li Guiyu and understood Cui Heng’s thoughts.

She couldn’t help but smile, slapping the handkerchief into Cui Heng’s palm and giving him a reproachful look: “Wipe it yourself.”

Cui Heng took the handkerchief without saying anything. Following Luo Wanqing, he distanced himself from the others around them. Holding her handkerchief, his face bore Xie Heng’s usual cold expression, but his tone was Cui Heng’s frivolous manner: “Can’t bear to part with it?”

“Boring.”

Luo Wanqing ignored him. The four slowly walked away, Li Guiyu watching their retreating figures, suddenly saying: “Her eyes are different now.”

“Your Highness?”

Elder Zhang didn’t understand and spoke nervously.

Li Guiyu thought for a moment, then turned his head to hear Wang Yunzhi call out: “Li Guiyu.”

Li Guiyu turned to look as Wang Yunzhi emerged from the entrance, approaching him and staring: “Did you know Liu Xiniang practices the Yin Moon Scripture?”

Li Guiyu’s muscles instantly tensed. He controlled himself from speaking immediately.

Seeing his expression, Wang Yunzhi frowned: “She learned the Yin Moon Scripture? With whom? Xie Heng?”

“I don’t know.”

After a long while, Li Guiyu finally spoke with difficulty.

Wang Yunzhi found him useless and ignored him, turning to leave.

Li Guiyu stood silently in place, then suddenly said: “Let’s cooperate.”

Wang Yunzhi stopped. Li Guiyu looked up: “I don’t want the item. I have three demands: give me Liu Xiniang, go back and blind Chang Rong’s eyes, and kill that Xie Heng here.”

Li Chang Rong was the only remaining prince of the Wang family besides him. Blinding his eyes would mean the Wang family and Li Guiyu were bound together unto death.

If they also killed Xie Heng, the Wang family would truly be tied to Li Guiyu in madness.

How could Wang Yunzhi not understand these words?

“Are you insane?”

Wang Yunzhi looked at him calmly: “I’d rather kill you than kill Xie Heng. If he dies, I can’t explain to His Majesty, the Supervision Department, or the Xie family.”

“He’s not Xie Heng.”

Li Guiyu spoke calmly. Wang Yunzhi was stunned.

Li Guiyu stated with certainty: “He’s fake. He’s the Shadow Envoy beside Liu Xiniang,” Li Guiyu thought of Luo Wanqing’s expression just now, remembering the masked youth who had charged at him with a sword in the Eastern Capital, and said coldly: “Cui Guanlan.”

Wang Yunzhi didn’t speak. Li Guiyu walked up to her, lowering his voice: “If you kill him, you’re only offending people you can’t afford to offend. But if either he or I gets that item, the Wang family will be utterly disgraced.”

“What exactly is that item?”

Wang Yunzhi frowned. Li Guiyu smiled: “You’ll have to ask what your father has done. Think carefully – before tonight, come find me if you’ve decided. I’ll tell you how to meet Xie Minran.”

With that, Li Guiyu turned and left.

Elder Zhang, Zitang, and Qingzhu followed closely behind. He walked very urgently, and after quickly leaving the crowd, he began to pant.

“Five Stone Powder.” He controlled his emotions, extending his hand to Elder Zhang: “Give it to me.”

“Your Highness,” Elder Zhang showed difficulty, “there are many eyes here. You can’t take this here.”

“Give me the Five Stone Powder,” Li Guiyu stared at Elder Zhang. After a moment, his lips trembled slightly: “Or I’ll go find her.”

Elder Zhang was stunned. He hesitated, finally taking out a medicine bottle and having difficulty placing it in Li Guiyu’s hands.

Luo Wanqing and Xie Heng’s group returned. Once inside, everyone began reporting today’s situation.

“I got the floor-sweeping position today and will report for sweeping duty tomorrow morning.” Cui Heng was quite proud: “With a broom in hand, Flowing Wind Island is mine.”

“I became a guard.” Xie Heng said simply, and everyone had seen this.

“I didn’t pass the selection for Xie Minran’s maidservant because they minded that I was married,” Xing Ling glanced at Cui Heng, then continued, “Fortunately, I was later selected as a waitress at Tingfeng Tower.”

“If you were rejected for being married, then Chief Liu was also eliminated?” Cui Heng asked urgently.

Luo Wanqing shook her head: “No.”

“Why?” Cui Heng didn’t understand: “Because you’re more beautiful than Xing Ling?”

At these words, Xing Ling snorted coldly, her tone mocking.

Luo Wanqing shook her head, but looked up at Xie Heng, reminding: “I told them I practiced the Yin Moon Scripture.”

“Oh.”

Cui Heng nodded, understanding: “With Xie Minran’s condition, he should be interested in women who practice the Yin Moon Scripture… wait,” Cui Heng suddenly realized, “when did you learn it? With whom?”

“She’s lying.”

Xie Heng spoke. Cui Heng realized the problem: “Tomorrow, Xie Minran will know with one test. You dare tell such a lie?”

“I thought I’d infiltrate first and figure it out later.”

Luo Wanqing said somewhat embarrassedly: “What should I do next?”

“With this lie, tomorrow you’re a sure bet…”

“But whether one practices the Yin Moon Scripture can be verified with one test: what do I do when I meet him?” Luo Wanqing frowned: “A grandmaster-level figure – if I resist forcibly, I won’t last ten moves in their hands.”

“You might meet Xie Minsheng.”

Xie Heng reminded. Luo Wanqing was still worried: “What if I meet Xie Minran?”

Xie Heng thought, then finally said: “Then endure ten moves.”

Everyone looked over. Xie Heng considered: “Give me Lianqing. You take Fengxun incense and signal flares. If something happens, fire the signal flare immediately. I’ll confirm your location and come right over.”

“Are you confident?”

Cui Heng couldn’t help but say: “Xie Minran is no pushover, and this is his territory! I just looked around – there are many old acquaintances, criminals the Supervision Department couldn’t even catch. You want to take them all down?”

“I notified the Supervision Department to send people ten days ago. In three days at most, they’ll arrive. If something happens, find a place to hide on the island and hold out until Zhuque and the others arrive.”

“So,” Luo Wanqing listened to their discussion and understood, “if I meet someone other than Xie Minran, my chances aren’t good.”

“Mm.”

“Should we retreat?” Cui Heng carefully suggested: “Staying alive is most important.”

Hearing this, everyone looked over. Cui Heng immediately raised his hands: “I’m talking nonsense.”

“Let’s rest.”

Xie Heng finished speaking and stood up, walking to the door. He suddenly remembered something and turned back to look at Cui Heng, who was drinking tea: “Did you ask about what I told you to ask?”

“I asked, but I don’t think it’s reliable.”

Luo Wanqing listened to the two speaking in riddles, looking puzzledly between them. She heard Cui Heng say, “I asked a guard from the northwest. He lost a bet to me, then told me he came to Flowing Wind Island because of doing good deeds and accumulating virtue.”

“Doing good deeds and accumulating virtue?” Xing Ling didn’t understand.

Most people who came to Flowing Wind Island were fleeing trouble. How many were there doing good deeds? Which one didn’t have too many enemies and finally escape here?

“The tone.”

Xie Heng reminded. Cui Heng straightened up and imitated that guard, smiling meaningfully: “My brothers and I were doing good deeds and accumulating virtue, giving clothes to the common people, and were chased here.”

Hearing this, Xie Heng’s expression changed drastically.

He immediately asked: “How many people?”

“What?” Cui Heng didn’t understand Xie Heng’s meaning. Xie Heng’s voice was extremely cold: “Was he talking about just himself, or do all the people who came to Flowing Wind Island with him have the same reason? How many of them are there?”

“These guards did indeed come to the island together, about five hundred people. He said and his brothers,” Cui Heng thought, unsurely: “His brothers… do these guards count as his brothers?”

Xie Heng didn’t speak. He seemed to be processing this, and finally said: “Tonight, you and Xing Ling take turns keeping watch and listen for movement.”

“Ah?”

Everyone present was stunned. Xie Heng considered: “If the people from Flowing Wind Island don’t make a move against us tonight, then tomorrow, Cui Heng, you prepare an escape route and be ready to leave at any time.”

With that, Xie Heng opened the door and left.

Seeing that his expression was wrong, Luo Wanqing quickly followed. Once in the room, Luo Wanqing asked: “What happened?”

“These guards on Flowing Wind Island are all Wang family people.”

At these words, Luo Wanqing stood frozen in place. She couldn’t quite understand and couldn’t help but ask: “If they’re Wang family people, doesn’t Wang Yunzhi recognize them?”

“She doesn’t recognize them.” Xie Heng said with certainty, “These soldiers are soldiers who stayed in the northwest six years ago. They did something for the Wang family back then, then came to Flowing Wind Island. Xie Minran must be deeply involved in this matter, and Li Guiyu very likely knows about it.”

Luo Wanqing couldn’t understand for a moment and only said: “How do you know?”

“That’s not important. What’s important is that today Li Guiyu and Wang Yunzhi met, and Li Guiyu told Wang Yunzhi about this. Wang Yunzhi can use her identity to connect with the guards and meet Xie Minran ahead of time.”

Xie Heng analyzed: “So now there are three possibilities. First, Li Guiyu didn’t cooperate with Wang Yunzhi, or Li Guiyu doesn’t know about the past, so tomorrow proceed normally with the maidservant selection according to the original plan. But this possibility is too small. More likely—”

“Second, tonight they find Xie Minran and will directly move against us.”

Luo Wanqing frowned: “What about the third possibility?”

“Third, if they don’t move tonight and let you normally participate in the maidservant selection, it means they have some scheme. Figure out what they want to do and try to meet Xiang Sizi.”

Xie Heng said, placing his hand on her face seriously: “Try to bring Xiang Sizi away, or find out where that item is.”

“Understood.”

Luo Wanqing nodded. Xie Heng quietly gazed at her. After a moment, he suddenly smiled: “Nervous?”

“Ah?”

Luo Wanqing came back to herself, then shook her head: “I’m fine.”

With that, Luo Wanqing looked up at him and smiled: “Knowing you’re here, I’m not nervous about anything.”

“Why?”

Xie Heng raised an eyebrow.

Luo Wanqing thought, then said hesitantly: “Maybe because… you’re too strong?”

“Isn’t the Chief strong?”

Xie Heng leaned forward. Luo Wanqing couldn’t help but step back, being pressed against the table by him.

Xie Heng supported her waist and lifted her onto the table surface, placing his hands on either side, looking up with a smile: “If the Chief came, would you feel equally at ease?”

Luo Wanqing thought, then only said: “Except for you, whether it’s the Young Master or anyone else, they wouldn’t save me first.”

“If it were Fangfei Pavilion and you were there, I believe you would come regardless of everything,” Luo Wanqing said, her smile fading, “but the Young Master would only choose to abandon me.”

Xie Heng didn’t dare speak. He quietly gazed at her. Luo Wanqing placed her hand on his face, stroking the human skin mask on his face, saying seriously: “So it’s different. You’re different from anyone else.”

Hearing this, Cui Heng smiled brilliantly and nodded: “Correct.” With that, Cui Heng raised his hand and gently flicked her forehead: “I’m unique.”

Luo Wanqing smiled and rubbed her forehead, watching him turn and step back.

She got down from the table, watching him organize his pack while saying, “Tonight you rest well, I’ll keep watch.”

Luo Wanqing thought, then only said: “Let’s take turns.”

“Sure.”

Cui Heng said, taking a book from the bookshelf: “I’ll call you when I finish this book.”

Luo Wanqing saw the book was quite thin. She nodded, then called Cui Heng to come to bed together.

Cui Heng didn’t extinguish the lamp, leaning against the headboard to block most of the light for her.

Luo Wanqing slept on the inside. She embraced the person beside her, thinking for a long time before finally saying: “Guanlan.”

“Mm?”

“What exactly is your mission in coming to Jiangnan?”

Cui Heng was silent for a moment, then smiled: “I said it was you, but you wouldn’t believe it.”

Luo Wanqing knew he was joking. She was also getting sleepy, but thinking of what Cui Heng had said earlier, she couldn’t help but say: “Those five hundred guards – is there a problem with them?”

“Mm.”

Cui Heng’s tone became colder. Luo Wanqing speculated: “Should they die?”

“Yes.” Cui Heng answered decisively.

Luo Wanqing was silent for a moment, thinking of Xie Heng’s third charge, but still couldn’t help saying: “Then… could they be captured and tried before being killed? If they’re truly guilty, they should be able to be tried, right?”

“Their crimes would take a very long time to try.” Cui Heng didn’t want to discuss this with her, patting her head: “Sleep well, don’t think about these things. Don’t interfere with cases that aren’t yours.”

Luo Wanqing didn’t speak. She knew Cui Heng had his plans.

After a long while, she felt somewhat sleepy. In her drowsy state, she finally asked the question she’d always wanted to ask.

“Cui Heng.”

“Mm?”

“Have you never thought of teaching me the Yin Moon Scripture?”

She asked tactfully.

Cui Heng held a book in one hand and stroked her hair with the other, not speaking.

Luo Wanqing didn’t get an answer, but she knew the answer. Today, she had hinted so clearly to Cui Heng, and he hadn’t responded, so she already understood.

If she hadn’t been confused, she wouldn’t have asked out loud.

She leaned against Xie Heng and drowsily fell asleep.

Only after she was fast asleep did Cui Heng look at her.

“I wanted to.”

He looked at the person in his arms and couldn’t help but lower his head to kiss her forehead.

It was only in that moment that he suddenly realized.

After searching for the truth of the past for so many years, this was the first time he had passed through peacefully when becoming aware of what had happened before.

Even in this moment, he would think.

How good it would be if it snowed.

If it snowed, with a charcoal fire in the room, Luo Wanqing nestled at his side while he quietly read.

The lamplight was warm and dim, a subtle fragrance floating, snow falling outside the window, unaware of the world inside the room.

It would be good to live like this for a lifetime.

This night passed peacefully. When the four awoke, Cui Heng knew today was his time to prove himself.

He took out the map Qinglu had given him and analyzed: “Flowing Wind Island is right below Xueling Mountain. Its west side is less than ten zhang from the base of Xueling Mountain. Today, after I finish sweeping the corridor, I’ll wait for you all in the west. There are some mechanisms there that I’ll simply modify. You go to the main hall first, then come along this route,” Cui Heng drew a path, then pointed to the westernmost point, “I’ll wait for you here.”

“When will you finish sweeping the corridor?”

Xing Ling asked the key question. Cui Heng paused, then said: “Very quickly. I’ll go sweep now.”

Everyone discussed the basic plan, then each took medicine, hidden weapons, signal flares, and soft armor before separating.

Luo Wanqing, participating in the maidservant selection, couldn’t carry weapons. She could only bring jewelry-like Qianji devices, signal flares disguised as earrings, and Fengxun incense hidden in every corner.

Cui Heng took her other items for her, hanging Xiling at his waist. He escorted her to the main hall, watching her enter beautifully dressed, and couldn’t help but sigh: “Having come this far, I want to slaughter Xie Minsheng.”

“Isn’t he kind of your relative?” Luo Wanqing was curious: “The Young Master’s mother is your relative, Xie Minsheng is from the Xie family – he’s somewhat connected to you too.”

“Stealing my wife – what kind of relative is that?”

Cui Heng mocked, then waved his hand: “I’m going to be a guard. If anything happens, I’ll bring Lianqing to find you.”

Hearing the name, Lianqing emerged from Cui Heng’s shoulder clothing and shook her head at Luo Wanqing.

Seeing this, Luo Wanqing chuckled softly, then waited at the main hall entrance.

After waiting briefly, the women participating in the selection arrived one by one. From afar, when Wang Yunzhi arrived, Luo Wanqing saw the surrounding guards all looking toward Wang Yunzhi.

From this look, Luo Wanqing knew that last night Wang Yunzhi must have connected with Li Guiyu and found these guards.

Finding them, she probably met with Xie Minran as Cui Heng had said.

But there was no assassination last night, and everything proceeded normally. They were plotting something.

What were they plotting?

Were they plotting to separate the four of them and defeat them one by one, or… did they have other aims?

Luo Wanqing couldn’t figure it out. She just greeted Wang Yunzhi, then followed Xie Qing to Tingfeng Pavilion.

This time Luo Wanqing wasn’t worried about being eliminated. From the fact that the maidservant selection was still continuing today, Luo Wanqing knew this was a trap set for her.

She quietly followed the Flowing Wind Island people, letting them dress and adorn her, then went through wave after wave of screening.

By afternoon, only she and Wang Yunzhi remained. Luo Wanqing felt tired but still had to continue the act with them.

“The final round will be chosen by the island master. Please follow me, miss.”

A maidservant led Luo Wanqing to a room. Luo Wanqing was physically and mentally exhausted, but she knew she was about to meet Xie Minsheng.

If it were Xie Minsheng inside, all would be well.

If it were Xie Minran inside, she’d have to summon all her energy to cope.

She waited at the door for a while, then heard a gentle voice speak: “Come in.”

Hearing this peaceful voice, Luo Wanqing couldn’t help but feel some doubt.

Could it be Xie Minsheng inside?

Luo Wanqing was somewhat incredulous about such good fortune. She lowered her head and respectfully entered the room, first kneeling to pay respects.

She saw white robes with silver bamboo leaf patterns that appeared quite gentlemanly.

The person sat above, sounding quite curious: “You are Liu Xixi?”

“Yes.”

Luo Wanqing was like any ordinary woman who had come to the island, saying nothing more.

The person came forward, saying softly, “I heard you practice the Yin Moon Scripture?”

Luo Wanqing’s movement paused. She didn’t dare respond, but the person above wasn’t angry, only saying: “You may raise your head to answer.”

Hearing this, Luo Wanqing slowly raised her head. She saw a youth of twenty-seven or twenty-eight, handsome and upright, with a temperament similar to Zhang Yiran but much more gentle and steady.

He looked down at Luo Wanqing. Seeing her stare at him in a daze, he couldn’t help but smile: “You haven’t answered my earlier question.”

“Oh.” Luo Wanqing didn’t dare give a definite answer, only saying vaguely: “This servant has indeed practiced it, but I only understand the basics and don’t know if I practiced correctly.”

“No matter.” The person half-squatted down and extended a hand: “Just give me a trace of true qi.”

Luo Wanqing placed her hand in his palm and gave him a trace of true qi.

The person felt it with lowered eyes, then frowned: “Your internal energy isn’t pure enough… you…” He looked up at Luo Wanqing, seeming somewhat regretful: “You haven’t lost your virginity?”

“This servant learned the Yin Moon Scripture in childhood,” Luo Wanqing thought of Wei Xiao’e’s experience and lied: “Before reaching adulthood, my cultivation partner passed away.”

Hearing this, the person paused, seeming to remember something, and his eyes showed some sadness.

Seeing this expression, Luo Wanqing knew the person before her was most likely Xie Minsheng.

Wei Xiao’e was killed by Xie Minran. If the person before her was Xie Minran, he couldn’t possibly show such an expression.

Hearing Luo Wanqing’s words, Xie Minsheng nodded, then thought of something and frowned: “But I heard you have a husband. If you have a husband, why haven’t you lost your virginity?”

“To tell the truth, Island Master, that is my fiancé,” Luo Wanqing showed nervousness on her face, “When we came to the island, he was afraid we’d be separated and he couldn’t take care of me, so he lied and said we were already married.”

“I see.”

Xie Minsheng nodded, then asked puzzledly: “Since you two are in love, why do you want to be my maidservant?”

Hearing this, Luo Wanqing looked up at Xie Minsheng with an innocent expression: “Island Master, if I’m selected, will I be serving you in the future?”

Xie Minsheng paused, then said hesitantly: “More or less.”

“What do you mean by ‘more or less’?”

Luo Wanqing looked confused.

Xie Minsheng smiled and didn’t hide it: “Don’t you know that there are two people in my body? To be honest, the one who wants to find a maidservant is the other me, called Xie Minran.”

Speaking of Xie Minran, Xie Minsheng’s brow showed displeasure, but he still tried to control it: “In the future, you’ll likely interact more with him.”

Hearing this, Luo Wanqing tested again: “You are Xie Minsheng?”

“Correct.”

“Then, since I’ll mostly interact with the other master in the future, why isn’t he here to see me?”

“We can’t control this,” Xie Minsheng smiled, “I only woke up half an hour ago.”

“I see.”

Luo Wanqing nodded, then looked up at Xie Minsheng seriously: “Then I’ll speak plainly. The reason I participated in the maidservant selection was to meet you.”

Xie Minsheng was stunned, then realized: “You have business?”

“My fiancé wants to meet you. Could the Island Master do us this favor?”

Hearing this, Xie Minsheng’s expression became somewhat cooler as he scrutinized Luo Wanqing: “Who is he, and why does he want to see me?”

“You’ll know his identity when you see him.”

“If you don’t tell me who he is, why should I see him?”

The two reached an impasse. Luo Wanqing thought about it and saw no need to hide, saying directly: “He’s your clansman, Chief of the Supervision Department, Xie Heng.”

Hearing this, Xie Minsheng was stunned. Luo Wanqing got straight to the point: “The reason we’re looking for you is because we’re searching for someone. He once placed a person called Fang Hu on Flowing Wind Island, then disappeared without a trace. The last information we had said he came to Flowing Wind Island.”

“You mean,” Xie Minsheng understood and spoke the name Luo Wanqing wanted to know, “Xiang Sizi?”

Author’s Note:

[Mini Theater]

Today’s Flowing Wind Island guard selection, four winners:

Two grandmaster level: Li Guiyu, Xie Heng

Two sub-grandmaster level: Yu She, Zitang

Li Zong: “I don’t even get this kind of treatment.”