"Chen Jieyuan, you still showed me, Gao, some respect in the end."
In the distance, Governor Gao Chang watched this scene, a hint of joy in his heart as he smiled. "He truly did not kill anyone in Nian Du. If he did not harbor so many demons between his brows, he would indeed be a person worth befriending."
He had heard many legends about Chen Shi from people of the Gao family and knew Chen Shi's style of handling affairs all too well.
Gao Chang's gaze fell upon Saintess Xuan, who lay on the ground, and he gently shook his head, lowering his voice. "The Young Master is a taboo, but Chen Shi is a taboo as well. Even as the saintess of the Bodhi Dojo, you cannot humiliate Chen Shi and expect him to defect to the Young Master. Saintess Xuan is simply too young; no wonder she cannot contend with the other women by the Young Master's side."
He did not go to treat Saintess Xuan and turned away.
"Young people must suffer a few setbacks before they can grow!"
Saintess Xuan lay on a pallet, her eyes wide. Her once-lively pupils were somewhat vacant at the moment, staring straight up without speaking or moving.
After a long while, she caught her breath, closed her eyes, and two lines of clear tears slid down the corners of her eyes.
It was Baili Mu and the others who carried her back from the Huagai Shop to the Banshan Sect.
She had been knocked unconscious by Chen Shi and left lying outside the shop. The kind shopkeeper had draped a garment over her to prevent her from exposing herself and had someone stand guard so she would not be hauled off into a narrow alley by the city's beggars