Beneath the night sky, a cool wind suddenly rose.
Xiao Jinghong's long hair, gathered behind her head, streamed in the wind. As her red robes billowed, the sword in her hand gleamed faintly with cold light.
Beneath the Silver Half-Armor, her eyes were calm as water, reflecting Liu Zhaoxue's figure.
"Who are you?"
"Why do you have Song Jin Jian's Sword Intent?"
Liu Zhaoxue sat on her horse, staring at her in a daze without speaking.
Her earlier guess had been right.
Song Jin Jian's order for her to head to Capital Prefecture had merely been a pretext. His purpose had been to lure away Xiao Jinghong, who might have been watching him from the shadows.
For a mere "might," he had acted so ruthlessly.
How could that not chill Liu Zhaoxue's heart?
At this thought, Liu Zhaoxue met Xiao Jinghong's gaze, dismounted, and bowed. "Liu Zhaoxue of the Liu Family of Jingzhou pays her respects to General Xiao."
"The Liu Family?"
"Liu Zhaoxue?"
Xiao Jinghong looked her over and asked evenly, "With the Liu Family destroyed, you must have had Song Jin Jian's help to escape with your life?"
Bitterness showed on Liu Zhaoxue's face as she nodded. "Nothing escapes you, General Xiao."
"After my third uncle died and upheaval struck my family, I had no choice but to turn to Song Jin Jian. I became his maidservant."
At this, the bitterness in her eyes deepened, and her voice sank.
"This time, he ordered me to go to Capital Prefecture. Before I left, he gave me a wooden sword. I never expected-"
With Xiao Jinghong before her, Liu Zhaoxue could conceal nothing.
Of course, she had not intended to conceal anything either.
After all, to Song Jin Jian, she was already a discarded pawn. Naturally, she could no longer