In the fifth month after the palace coup, a large contingent from the Kaiyang Sect entered the mortal world and rushed to the Imperial Capital. Jiang Tianhai, the Kaiyang Sect's favored prodigy, was among them. He was coming to find Xu Luo and fulfill their half-year agreement!
Huangfu Shishi had been excitedly preparing to return to the palace to see her parents. However, upon entering Cangqiong's borders, she received all sorts of news about the palace coup. After confirming it was true, she fainted on the spot. When she awoke, she cried her heart out and had remained silent ever since.
The other major sects also began dispatching people to the Cangqiong Imperial Capital, under the pretext of observing the half-year duel between Xu Luo and Jiang Tianhai.
But as for whether they had other intentions, only they themselves knew.
