This was indeed unavoidable. The current big battle was partly about the "Northern Region Blade King," at least in name. How could the "Northern Region Blade King" not be present?
Thus, the fake "Northern Region Blade King" went to battle.
The real "Northern Region Blade King" was also forced to hide his identity, wearing a face-covering bamboo hat and changing into the attire of a regular disciple from the Pearl Mountain Taoist Temple, yet he was still able to stay in Pearl Mountain, living a normal life day by day.
Song Cheng spent his days training, reading, and then walking or jogging on the snow-dusted mountain paths.
If the weather was nice, he would prepare a pot of wine, choose a scenic spot in the back mountain, lose himself in the natural beauty, drink, and enjoy, pondering whether to get a fishing rod and learn to fish.
