With just this one verse, Xu Qing had already deeply resonated with the hearts of the scholars of South Zhili.
At this time, Xu Qing could be self-proclaimed as "Jinliang", and at the very least, he could be evaluated as "the expectation of the people of the time", rather than receiving the evaluation "rejected by the people of the time", like his elderly predecessor.
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After leaving the Recovery Society, Xu Qing went to the Plum Fragrance Residence, which was the separate abode of Su Lianqing at the Heavenly Fragrance Courtyard.
Su Lianqing dismissed the maids, closed the door, and solemnly said, "Things are not looking good, the Great Elder of the Lotus Sect has emerged from seclusion. That old thing isn't dead after all."
Upon hearing this, Xu Qing calmly asked, "What happened?"
Su Lianqing conveyed to Xu Qing the news she had received.
She had her own independent secret channel, thus she was privy to a lot of information about the Lotus Sect.
