Chapter 711: The Grand Canal
“No time to lose. Let’s set out now!” Madam Qi said as she folded the map with decisive energy.
Qi Xuansu finally understood why Madam Qi was so invested in this “revenge” operation, even going so far as to personally come to the Imperial Capital. In the end, it was still wealth that moved her.
He also thought to himself that his name was truly fitting. Xuan meant black, and su meant white. At the highest level, it symbolized the Daoist yin-yang symbol. On a more personal level, it mirrored his own circumstances. Half of him was bathed in light, discussing Daoist ethics by day, while the other half was hidden in the shadow, embroiled in the power struggles of secret societies by night.
He also came to understand why Madam Qi had never developed her career within the Daoist Order. Setting aside her greed and stinginess, which could easily earn her accusations of moral corruption, her very nature made her the kind of person the fifth-generation Grand Master despised most. Back when Madam Qi was still a young girl, the fifth-generation Grand Master was in power and systematically rooted out all non-conformists. Since then, Madam Qi was fated to be estranged from the Daoist path.
As the two of them exited the tavern, Madam Qi grabbed Qi Xuansu’s wrist.
In an instant, Qi Xuansu felt everything around him blur and streak past like fleeting light and shadows. He could not see anything clearly and only knew that he was moving rapidly.
When the two of them finally came to a halt, Qi Xuansu staggered forward, nearly falling face-first from the strong momentum.
Meanwhile, Madam Qi stood firm and steady. She took off her sunglasses and put on the A-rank member mask of the Qingping Society.
Qi Xuansu also put on his B-rank member mask, thinking that being among three A-rank members, he seemed the most unique, almost like he was the leader instead.
Then he looked around. Somehow, the two of them had already left the South City and arrived outside the city walls.
But he had no idea where exactly they were.