Annie hadn't gone with Kou Zhong, Xu Ziling, and the others on their expedition to Goguryeo.
Although she was very good at fighting, she didn't particularly enjoy it—especially the boring hack-and-slash of a battle where her side had an overwhelming advantage. They already had about a ninety-nine percent chance of winning. If she joined in, there'd be no suspense at all.
Wouldn't that be a little too cruel to the enemy?
Anyway!
With nothing to do at the moment, she'd simply stayed in Yuhang Commandery. Every day, she leisurely went boating on West Lake, picking lotus seeds, digging for lotus roots, and catching fish with the demoness Wanwan and the fairy "Shi Feixuan," her two personal maids.
See?
Besides the demoness Wanwan and the fairy "Shi Feixuan," the others here today included "Sword God" Dugu Feng, "The Lingering Notes of the Ancient Flute" Shi Qingxuan, Feima Ranch's master Shang Xiuxun, Dongming Sect's princess Shan Wanjing, and Song Yuzhi, who'd come to Yuhang from the Song Clan for a visit. Yun Yuzhen, the formidable woman of the Twin Dragons Army, was here too. They were all gathered together.
After all, Annie was the master of both Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling. Since she wanted to go out and enjoy herself, and these women happened to be in Yuhang, there was nothing more to it: whatever their reasons, they'd all come along. They'd even commandeered a pretty pleasure boat and brazenly set off across the lake amid a lively chorus of women's voices, drawing curious glances from the fishermen and old farmers who were catching fish and picking lotus seeds nearby.
As for why Shi Feixuan was there, of course it was because Wanwan and the "Yin Queen" Zhu Yuyan had captured her back in Yingchuan!
That night outside Xucheng, the bald