Chapter 221 - Difficulties of Being an Official
Noticing that Ye Fan had gotten serious, Su Yi realized this was no laughing matter. He straightened his demeanor and solemnly asked, "What news?"
Ye Fan set down his teacup, took out a bundle of tied-up dossiers from his sleeve, and began detailing recent developments. "A few days ago, the spies under the Storm Listening Pavilion reported that a group of mysterious and highly skilled martial artists suddenly appeared in the jianghu.
"At first, I didn't pay much attention. It wasn't until another report came in a few days later that I realized that this matter might not be so simple."
Su Yi took the dossier, unfolded it, and began reading carefully. Ye Fan continued, "Recently, several renowned martial artists in the jianghu have been targeted and killed.
"These include prominent figures from various sects, such as Liao Zhengfeng of the Cloud Hawk Sect, the Eight Heroes of Benlu Town, Wu Lan the Sword Immortal of Snow Ridge, Zhou Ersi the Master of Flying Dragon Stronghold, Wang Yanzhang the Lord of Flying Sand Fortress, and Lin Echan, the apostate of Jialan Temple."
"I'm not part of the jianghu," Su Yi interjected, "I'm not familiar with any of these people you just mentioned."
"These are by no means the only ones who have died." Ye Fan shook his head. "The ones I mentioned are all highly skilled figures in the jianghu. Lin Echan, in particular, was renowned for his abilities.
"Since you don't understand what this means yet, let me mention someone you might have heard of."
Hearing this, Su Yi looked up at Ye Fan expectantly, waiting for the spymaster to continue.
Ye Fan let the air still for a second and finally said, "Shi Wufeng, the Sectmaster of Xuanfeng Valley..."
Hearing a familiar name, Su Yi's expression finally changed and he cried out, "He was killed too?!"