Yue Hongling sometimes wondered what kind of relationship she would have had with the Four Idols Cult if Zhao Changhe had never appeared.0

On the level of political power, the Four Idols Cult was at odds with First Seat Tang, and privately, it was said that the Vermillion Bird was First Seat Tang’s lifelong nemesis.0

But when  the jianghu came into discussion, it was clear that Yue Hongling and the Four Idols Cult were more like the protagonists of classic jianghu tales.0

Without Zhao Changhe, she might never have gone to Beimang. Even Xia Chichi might not have ventured there. The fateful first encounter at Beimang, where her sword clashed against “Luo Qi’s,” might never have happened. At the same time, Xia Chichi’s deep-rooted connection to the Four Idols Cult was undeniable. There was a high chance that during the battle at Luo Family Village, she would have been taken by Vermillion Bird and indoctrinated into the cult.0

As one of the most notorious demonic cults in the jianghu, the Four Idols Cult had committed more than its fair share of atrocities. Given her own temperament, it was highly likely that she would have clashed with them in the Central Plains, perhaps starting by provoking the newly ascended Saintess Xia Chichi and those of her Azure Dragon Hall, only to draw the ire of the other...0