"Then I'm relieved. Otherwise, I really wouldn't have dared to stay."
Li Bingyi rubbed his temple, unwilling to discuss the matter with her any further.
"Then you sisters can have a good talk."
"All right, everyone, disperse! Those in training, step up your training. I've received word that there's been some movement from the imperial court lately. They may send troops."
Everyone froze for a moment before erupting into an uproar.
"Are they really going to send troops to attack us?"
"Isn't winter almost here? Will the imperial court come at a time like this?"
"What's there to be afraid of? They have blades, but don't we have weapons too? I'd actually like to see whether the blades in their hands are harder, or the iron rods in ours."
"Exactly. If one comes, I'll beat one. If two come, I'll kill both."
The crowd quickly dispersed. Li Bingyi also led his men away, leaving only Su Weixue, whose face was full of unwillingness, and several others with Su Qiao on the open ground.
Su Weixue glared hatefully at Su Qiao and only spoke after a long while. "You were prepared in advance."
"I'm curious. How exactly did you know I went to find Li Bingyi?"
When she went there, she had been extremely discreet. To keep Su Qiao and the others from noticing, she had even taken several detours.
To be honest, by this point, Su Weixue had begun to suspect Su Qiao's origins.
She wasn't an ancient person and didn't believe in ghosts or gods. After all, she herself was living proof.
There was also the fact that Su Qiao came to her every day to extort food, yet never asked where she got those things. That was very strange too.
At first, she had assumed Su Qiao thought