Night fell like ink that could not be diluted, slowly washing away the clamor of Heaven Dou City.
Lu Jing led Wang Dong'er through several secluded alleys. The scent of blood behind them was scattered by the evening breeze, leaving only the tap-tap of their footsteps on the bluestone pavement.
Beside them, Xiao Wu's fingers clenched the hem of her clothes until they whitened. After walking for a while, she finally could not help but speak, her voice still trembling with fear. "We... really killed a prince and a member of the royal family?"
Lu Jing turned to look at her. Moonlight happened to fall across her trembling lashes, casting scattered shadows.
He slowed his pace and replied calmly, "Yes. We killed them."
"But they were members of the royal family."
Xiao Wu's voice tightened. As though she had never seen anything like this before, her little face was filled with worry. "How could the Heaven Dou Empire possibly let this go? What if they mobilize the army to hunt us down...?"
She found those people unpleasant to the eye too, but the problem was their status.
A prince of the empire and a royal prince had been killed on the spot within Heaven Dou City. How could the emperor possibly turn a blind eye?
This was no joke. It was practically a slap across the emperor's face—and the face of the entire nation.
"What can the royal family do? Others may fear them, but do we? Don't forget where we come from."
Lu Jing gave a disdainful snort, idly turning the Enshrined Token over between his fingers. The golden token glimmered coldly beneath the moonlight as he said scornfully, "As for arresting us, do they even dare? Emperor Xue Ye can't even suppress Salas, a Platinum Bishop at the