Sometime later, Xu Qi asked Chiyan to confirm some of the intel he'd gotten from Madam Feng. Although she was also only a disciple, she must've heard something from her master about some cities having been infiltrated by the Veiled Abyss or those subordinate to them.
"I have only heard whispers." She answered as she tried her best to recall it, "The details are scarce. I was mostly locked into training and cultivating... But my master, Rust Orchid, is a mid-level Elder of the Veiled Abyss. Other than training me and his other personal disciples, he's one of the branch heads of the Hall of Shadowed Paths. The ones responsible for assassination and espionage. I was set to join that hall once I reached Elemental Synthesis Realm."
Xu Qi took note of the name, Rust Orchid and Hall of Shadowed Paths. He naturally had no motivation to be involved with them but at least, he would let those with more authority than him look for it.
