Of everything that happened that day, Shangguan Ru's words were what Gu Shenwei understood least.
She was only twelve years old, Unrivaled King's most beloved daughter. She had just accomplished a great feat, and her standing in her father's eyes had reached its peak. Why would she want to run away?
Could she have meant the opposite of what she said, or was there some scheme hidden behind it? But killing Huan Nu would have been easy for her. In fact, it was only because she had pleaded for him at Giant Stone Cliff that he had narrowly escaped death and been given the chance to become an apprentice assassin.
Gu Shenwei couldn't make sense of it no matter how hard he tried. His hesitation, however, angered Shangguan Ru.
"What, you dare disobey your master? You're just like her!"
Gu Shenwei knew who "her" meant. That was precisely why he quickly made up his mind: he would give an answer exactly opposite to Shangguan Yushi's.
"Your disciple is willing to stay by your side. Wherever you go, I'll go too. I won't leave you for a moment, but..."
Shangguan Ru smiled, her smile especially radiant and lovely in the moonlight.
"That's all right, then. We'll talk once we're out of Stone Fortress."
Shangguan Ru thrust a Narrow Saber into Gu Shenwei's hands, then took him by the hand and led him toward the foot of the wall. She glanced back and shushed him.
Holding the saber, Gu Shenwei followed her, bewildered. This was only a game. They wouldn't get far before the night watchmen stopped them.
Gu Shenwei had been intercepted by the night watchmen twice before. He knew they were everywhere inside the fortress.
But he was wrong. Shangguan Ru knew Stone Fortress far better than he did. She