"Qingyan, you've changed..."
Li Chenzhou looked at Zhou Qingyan, whose face bore a cold sneer, and felt a faint ache in his heart.
He could hardly believe that the once lively, cheerful, and smiling confidante had become so cold, ruthless, obsessive, and extreme.
Back in Spirit Lake City, Li Chenzhou had overheard numerous negative rumors about Ruoshui Palace from some Innate Experts, particularly about its current Palace Master, Zhou Qingyan, who had become a name feared by many.
It was said that since Zhou Qingyan took over as Palace Master, she implemented exceedingly strict palace rules, including one particularly inhumane decree: female disciples were forbidden from privately forming relationships with Martial Dao partners. Violators faced severe punishment—the male Martial Artist would be killed, and the female disciple would be imprisoned for life in Ruoshui Palace's Reflection Valley.
