As soon as Namgung Hyeong saw Gu Cheolwoon standing with his hands clasped behind his back, he had one immediate thought.

“This is trouble.”

It had been over a decade since he last saw both White Lotus Sword and Gu Cheolwoon. Not that their past encounter was particularly memorable—they’d only briefly crossed paths in the midst of fighting enemies from the Unorthodox Faction. It could hardly be called a proper meeting.

What’s he doing here?

Namgung Hyeong swallowed hard as he watched Gu Cheolwoon. It wasn’t just the surprise of seeing him here in Sichuan, and especially at the same …