On Behalf of Heaven

It was very quiet inside the stone cottage. Long Qing looked at the thin pamphlet and wanted to say something. When he finally uttered his words, it was far from what he originally wanted to say. "The Verdant Canyon is still blocked. It is very hard for the Tang people to get to the south. With Qinghe Prefecture to its North, the South Jin Kingdom is now on its own. The Sword Garret has lost Liu Bai. There's no one to protect Linkang. If you want him killed, I can do that any time."

"No need to hurry. Let's work on the more important matter now." The Abbey Dean said, "We are expecting a very important guest today. You wait here and don't waste any opportunity to gain some insight."

Long Qing was a bit surprised. He wondered, with the Headmaster gone, Liu Bai dead and the Chief Monk of Scripture never leaving the Xuankong Temple, who else could be treated as a very important guest by the Abbey Dean?