Mentioning Phoenix Pavilion and Knight Manor made Su Jin feel vaguely uneasy.

Phoenix Pavilion holds many secrets!

Han Qing's analysis was not unfounded. In his previous life, after the Seventh Prince raised his army, Xia Ke Manor was also a great help to him.

Su Jinxia did not express any opinion; everything was still just speculation and nothing was decided yet.

Afterwards, Su Jin learned about the current personnel distribution and trends of the Lonely Shadow Society and summarized them.

"Actually, there are only two things we need to do now. First, improve the Lone Shadow Heart Technique and solve the problem that the Lone Shadow Heart Technique can cause people to go into qi deviation."

As she spoke, Su Jin took out the Lone Shadow Heart Sutra that Han Chuan had left her and said, "This was given to me by Han Chuan. I found that it has been modified quite a bit. Do you think it's the same as your Lone Shadow Heart Sutra?"

Han Feng took it, flipped through a couple of pages, and his expression changed. He shook his head and said, "It's different, it's different..."

Han Feng became increasingly engrossed in the book, completely absorbed in it, muttering to himself, "Good, well done."

Han Qing said, "Grandpa devoted his life to improving the problem of demonic possession in the Lone Shadow Heart Technique, but with little success. Disciples who practice the Lone Shadow Heart Technique would easily go into demonic possession if they were not careful. At best, they would lose their minds, and at worst, they would die. He always said that if Uncle Han Chuan were still alive, he would definitely be able to do it better than him."

Feeling moved, Su Jin nodded and said, "During my cultivation, I discovered that this Lone Shadow Heart Sutra can effectively regulate the problem of chaotic internal energy. I'll leave the sutra to you; as for how to use it, I don't need to explain, do I?"

Han Qing nodded, "Don't worry."

Han Feng could no longer hear what Su Jin was saying.

Su Jinxia then realized that the Han family father and son were a martial arts fanatic and a literature fanatic, respectively.

If there's any compromise, the Lone Shadow Society won't fall into Su Jin's hands.

Su Jin said to Han Qing, "The second thing we need to do is to find out the truth about the massacre of the village. If we can't find out the truth, Guying will be forever labeled as a cult and will never be able to turn things around."

Han Qing pondered for a moment. The logic was sound, but decades had passed, and it wasn't so easy to investigate.

Su Jinxia replied, "However, you don't need to investigate this matter anymore."

Han Qing asked in surprise, "What do you mean?"

“I’ll investigate.” Su Jin smiled and said, “No one knows that I am the young master of the Lone Shadow Society, so if I investigate, no one will care, and you can protect yourselves.”

Han Qing frowned slightly. "How can I put this heavy burden on you? I can't do that."

"Don't worry, there are things you should do. First: keep an eye on those two people outside and make sure to follow the clues to find the mastermind behind them. They are very likely the forces that framed the Lone Shadow Society and massacred the village back then. That way, I'll have a target to investigate."

"Secondly, protect the Lone Shadow Society and secretly strengthen our forces. There will definitely be a tough battle to fight in the future, so we need to preserve our strength."

"Well said!" Han Feng had been listening intently for some time now, his gaze fixed intently on Su Jin.

Su Jin quickly analyzed the current situation of the Lonely Shadow Society and made a decision, unlike him who was always hesitant and unsure of what to do.

Han Feng greatly admired this.

He finally understood why Han Qing had brought Su Jin back and strongly recommended her to be the young master.

"How are you going to investigate the massacre of the village back then?" Han Feng asked curiously.

Su Jin smiled and said, "I naturally have my own methods. Everyone just needs to focus on doing their own thing."

Han Feng nodded in deep agreement, instantly forgetting his previous displeasure at being ordered around.

Whether someone is the young master or the head of the family doesn't matter. Everyone in the Lone Shadow Society is equally important. As long as the Lone Shadow Society sees the light of day again, everything is worthwhile.

Afterwards, Su Jin discussed some details of the upcoming arrangements with everyone.

By the time I finished speaking, it was already midday.

After a simple meal, Han Qing took Su Jin for a walk around.

This mansion is very large. When the disciples of the Lone Shadow Society are not on missions, they stay in the courtyard. Moreover, there is a spacious training ground in the southeast corner of the underground.

The disciples practiced martial arts in the underground training ground.

The confidentiality work was done very well.

Su Jinxia also went to the second floor of the inn with Han Qing to confirm that the second floor only offered a view of the courtyard gate and a part of the central area.

Knowing our location, which is exposed to the enemy's line of sight, will make future actions easier.

After walking for a long time, Su Jin sat down to rest under a pavilion. Looking at Han Qing's refined and easygoing appearance, she couldn't help but wonder what he was like when he was a child.

After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Can you tell me about your childhood?"

Why did you suddenly think of this?

Su Jin tilted her head. "I'm just curious, your father seems to be quite martial, how did he raise such a talented person like you?"

Han Qing smiled faintly, "You flatter me, young lady. I've only read a few more books; I'm hardly a talented scholar. But I got beaten a lot when I was a child because of my studies."

"Oh?" Su Jin's interest was piqued.

Han Qing slowly said, "I remember when I was just old enough to understand things, my father started teaching me martial arts, but I didn't like it and cried every day. So my father would beat me because he thought I was useless."

"When I got a little older, my mother insisted that I go to school. I loved staying there. I was always the first to arrive and the last to leave, and sometimes I wouldn't go back until midnight."

"Later, my father would come to find me every time school ended and drag me back. He thought I was avoiding martial arts practice. He couldn't understand that I really loved studying."

"Later, my grandfather intervened and forbade him from interfering with me."

Su Jinxia sighed. Other people's children were all naughty and didn't like to study, but Han Qing was different. She loved to study but wasn't allowed to.

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