Teaming Up

“Speaking of those people who attacked you, was it okay to kill him?” Wu Jian gestured toward Retou Meng with his chin.

Hou Jingshu tilted her head, brows furrowed. “What do you… oh.” She suddenly smiled. “You don’t need to worry about that. You said you're from the Shang Kingdom? You should know how poor we are. We lack many of the cultivation resources that other nations have. This includes Soul Crystals. The only sect in the Shang Kingdom that uses Soul Crystals is the Saintly Sword Sect.”

“Ah. So, the Burning Hand Sect doesn’t know their core disciple was killed then?” asked Wu Jian.

Hou Jingshu nodded. “That’s right. And they won’t know for a while yet. They probably won’t even realize what happened for several months after the White Tiger Sect Ruins are sealed again, and they’ll likely assume he was just killed trying to gain cultivation resources.”

“But there is a chance they might suspect you, isn’t there?” he asked.