Lü Wushuang walked over. Hearing the heart-rending cries outside, she asked in confusion, "What happened?"
Niu Youdao looked at her, then at Shang Shuqing. "You want to know?"
Shang Shuqing truly did want to know what had happened, but she did not know whether she should ask.
Niu Youdao did not make things difficult for her. "The man who was injured is Nantian Wufang, the Demon Cult's Left Envoy. He was Matchmaker's first man, and later he vanished. It was precisely to find him that Matchmaker ended up settling in the Qi Capital, and only out of desperation did she become the Qi Capital's Matchmaker, famed across the land for her beauty. Back then, Nantian Wufang was probably not yet the Demon Cult's Left Envoy. He had accepted a task from the Demon Cult's Holy Maiden: secretly seek out the next Holy Maiden of the Demon Cult. The Holy Maiden arranged it this way because she had sensed that Wu Chang would not spare her. And indeed, that was exactly what happened."
"In the end, Nantian Wufang found Matchmaker. She met the requirements to inherit the position of Holy Maiden, but Nantian Wufang fell for her, and she fell for him as well. The two became lovers. Nantian Wufang knew what fate awaited Matchmaker if she became the Demon Cult's Holy Maiden, and feared she would not escape Wu Chang's poisonous hand..."
An old tale was slowly unfolded.
The two women were astounded after hearing it. The Qi Capital's Matchmaker, famed across the land for her beauty, had actually been meant to become the Demon Cult's Holy Maiden?
After a moment of silence, Lü Wushuang said, "So the Demon Cult Holy Maiden who was involved with Zhao Xiongge went to her death in Matchmaker's place?"
Niu Youdao neither confirmed nor