Chapter 67: The Look in One’s Eyes

　　Zhan Hongchou had settled down on Qiwu Mountain. After years of absence, she had finally returned—and everything hidden on Qiwu Mountain would eventually be hers. All that remained on the mountain were Shui Yun, who had tricked her in Southern Chu, and Yun Xiao, that good - for - nothing. She might have feared Yun Xiao’s father when he was alive, but now? 　　This time, she had brought elite fighters from her sect—men renowned across the jianghu. Their mission in Southern Chu hadn’t been perfectly executed, but the outcome had still been what they wanted. 　　Only later had she learned that old fool (Shui Yun’s father) had left his daughter an escape route: a betrothal to a prominent noble family in Southern Chu. Su Yanzhi was famous in Southern Chu as a young talent. Even in death, that old man had to ruin her plans. 　　Fortunately, his daughter was stupid enough to reject the marriage. She couldn’t even grasp such a perfect opportunity—no wonder she was doomed to spend her life cooped up on this tiny Qiwu Mountain. Su Yanzhi was a man of honor; a life - saving favor like that had been handed to her on a silver platter, and she’d thrown it away. 　　But Shui Yun had been right about one thing: how had she managed to steal the Lingshan Blood Ganoderma right under Yu Su, the Prince Regent of the Dayan Dynasty? She couldn’t shake the suspicion that Shui Yun was somehow connected to him. Until she got to the bottom of this, Shui Yun couldn’t come to any harm. Offending the "Jade Yama" (Yu Su’s fearsome nickname in the northern frontier) would mean the end of not just her, but the entire Xixing Sect. 　　Yu Su wasn’t just the Prince Regent of the Dayan Dynasty—he was a formidable enemy to the other three kingdoms and a legendary figure in the jianghu. Shui Yun’s connection to such a man meant they had to proceed with extreme cauti