"My lofty ambitions soar to the heavens; my mighty wings could blot out the sky..."
This young girl had a bright future ahead of her.
Looking at Lin Feng, whose expression was resolute and who had shed the timid immaturity she'd shown when they first met, Shen Tang knew she couldn't stop her.
She could only place both hands on Lin Feng's shoulders—not especially broad or strong—and solemnly admonish her in the tone of an elder. "You have the ambition to follow your teacher. That's a good thing. If Wuhui knew, he'd approve and be glad, too. I won't stop you, but there's one thing you must remember: your teacher and I are both waiting for you to come back safe and sound. Understand?"
Most eleven-year-olds were still playing in the mud with snot running down their noses, while Lin Feng already had lofty ambitions. How could Shen Tang not be glad?
But glad as she was, she still worried.
Shen Tang repeated herself solemnly.
"You must come back safe and sound!"
Lin Feng saluted. "Yes."
For now, Sparrow Head would be left under Xu Quan's watch.
Unable to see Lin Feng, Sparrow Head grew suspicious for a moment and cautiously asked Xu Quan, "General, do you know where Steward Lin went?"
"You mean my sister Lingde? She went to lead the vanguard."
Relying on his superb horsemanship, Xu Quan swung his long leg over and sat astride the horse. The pose made his long legs especially conspicuous.
He smiled at Sparrow Head, who was accompanying him.
"What is it? Planning to make a toad eat swan meat?"
Sparrow Head's expression didn't change. He answered modestly, "I wouldn't dare. Steward Lin simply told me to study the inscription..."
Xu Quan gave an "oh."
He seemed to have only just remembered