Chapter 914 — Revenge for a Grudge
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
And yet, if Wei Zhao had been present, he would likely have cried out in astonishment, for the woman's features so closely resembled someone that she might have been carved from the same mold!
When the piece ended, the woman lifted her head with a touch of sorrow and gazed at the mountains. Rather than being intoxicated by the beauty of nature, she sighed with a kind of melancholy.
"Palace Mistress, Elder Li of the Shadow Group begs an audience on a matter of importance!" A girl in blue ran quickly to the outside of the pavilion and announced respectfully.
"Oh? Ask him to come at once!" At the words "Elder Li," a flicker of joy crossed the woman's previously melancholy face.
"Yes, Palace Mistress!" The girl in blue hurried away.
After a while, the girl in blue returned with a man in black. He looked to be in his fifties, unremarkable in appearance—in fact, utterly ordinary, the kind of face that would vanish in a crowd.
"This lowly Li pays his respects to the Palace Mistress!" The man approached, and upon seeing the young woman called "Palace Mistress," he cupped his fists to bow.
"Elder Li, there is no need for such courtesy!" The Palace Mistress in plain white robes waved a hand, indicating that formalities could be dispensed with. Then, with some urgency, she asked, "Elder Li, you were eager to see me—is there some pressing matter?"
"Yes..." Elder Li glanced at the girl in blue beside him, hesitated a moment, and said nothing.
"Xiaoqing, you may withdraw. Keep watch along the mountain path and let no one approach. Elder Li and I have important matters to discuss!" the Palace Mistress instructed the girl in blue.
"Yes, Palace Mistress!" The girl in blue nodded and quickly took her leave.
"Uncle Li, there are no outsiders here now. What exactly has happened?" The Palace Mistress rose to her feet, seeming on intimate terms with Elder Li.
Once the girl in blue had gone far off and disappeared from sight, Elder Li stepped forward into the pavilion, lowered his voice, yet still spoke with reverent demeanor: "Young Mistress, it concerns the young miss..."
"She... what has happened to her? Has she run into some trouble?" At Elder Li's words, a look of alarm came over the Palace Mistress's face.
"The young miss has been kidnapped..." Elder Li began, but he had scarcely gotten the words out before the Palace Mistress cut him off.
"What? She has been kidnapped? By whom? Is it serious?" The Palace Mistress's heart clenched, and she pressed him urgently.
"A spoiled young master from Donghai City. He has no real experts at his command—only one external-school fighter at the peak of the mid Mystic rank, a practitioner of the Golden Bell Shield who has reached the eighth layer..." Elder Li recounted everything he knew in detail, then added, "However, according to observations by the Shadow Group, the bodyguard Wei Zhao who rescued the young miss is likely gravely wounded as well. No fluctuation of true qi can be sensed from him anymore—if he has not lost his strength entirely, then it has fallen sharply. As for Li Fu, his fate remains unknown... Judging from the intelligence gathered so far, that spoiled young master will not let the matter rest, and neither will the Golden Bell Shield practitioner..."