That night!
Just after the hour of the tiger had begun, Xu Ziling had finished getting ready and stepped out of the courtyard of his own commander's residence, preparing to set off with the army. He spotted Wanwan at a glance. She was coming from the courtyard of their Master Annie, clothes disheveled, pretty face flushed, and her whole body slick with sweat. She stumbled along on unsteady legs, even leaning against the wall. Xu Ziling stared at the sight, dumbstruck.
"!?"
But soon, realizing that the woman before him was his brother Kou Zhong's fiancée, Xu Ziling recovered. He silently admonished himself for his impudence, then asked in confusion,
"Wanwan?"
"What happened to you...?"
Honestly, if he hadn't seen with his own eyes that she had come out of the courtyard of his Master Annie, and if he hadn't been certain there couldn't be another man inside, Xu Ziling might have thought the Bewitching Woman had just been meeting some wild lover and sharing a night of passion with him!
After all, that was exactly what it looked like. Xu Ziling had seen the same sort of thing before with Yun Yuzhen, the beautiful leader of the Giant Kun Gang, when she had come out of his brother Kou Zhong's room. That scene had left a deep impression on him, even now.
"!"
Seeing that it was Xu Ziling, Wanwan tensed at once. She struggled to steady her ragged breathing and straightened up a little, then hurriedly smoothed her skirt before replying in a low voice, her tone still trembling slightly,
"It's nothing..."
"Wan'er was just trying out a few of Master's spiritual trials. I got a little flustered and forgot to mind my appearance. I hope you'll forgive me, Ziling."
Wanwan didn't hide it; she answered openly.
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