East Gate battlefield.
Ziyuxiao left behind a few low-ranking elders and guards to tie down Lu Chengwen's group, then led his team in breaking through the East Gate and charging straight inside.
Jiang Xiaohou was alone, her long saber planted against the wall by the city gate while she crouched on the ground, feeding a cat.
Everyone stopped, a little dazed by the bizarre scene.
Jiang Xiaohou had taken the form of a child, crouching there, looking utterly pure and harmless.
She gently stroked the cat's head, her childish voice carrying a trace of melancholy:
"War is about to start. Aren't you scared? They all ran away, so why aren't you running?"
"Do you have a mother? I don't have a mother anymore."
"Mm, I have grandpa, dad, uncle, and big brother. Hee-hee, of course the one I like most is Brother Chengwen! For Brother Chengwen, I'd be fine with killing everyone under heaven."
Ziyuxiao swallowed.
Someone beside him leaned in and said, "She's Jiang Xiaohou. She's a lunatic."
One emotional Elder Council Guard covered his mouth. "Wuwuwu... she really has so much love..."
Jiang Xiaohou poured some milk into the cat food dish. "Big Brother is here. I felt it. He's fighting. Hee-hee, he's so weak. Someone that weak, yet still so brave—isn't that amazing?"
Ziyuxiao said, "Jiang Xiaohou, if you can take Lu Chengwen and leave the battlefield, I'll pretend you were never here. The Jiang Family is finished now. If you're smart enough, you'll think of a way to protect yourself."
The emotional guard covered his mouth. "Wuwuwu... what a sensible child!"
Jiang Xiaohou sighed. "Big Brother doesn't like killing, but I've killed so many people. If I turn into this, he won't smell the blood on me. Only at times like this does Big Brother like