Night Talk

Fairy Flower Street, a deserted courtyard.

Gu Ying slowly came to. All she saw was an impenetrable darkness, so thick she couldn't make out her surroundings or even tell where she was.

"Mm... It hurts!"

As she woke, the pain returned—the same feeling as if her skull had been pried open. Gu Ying lasted only a second before she couldn't help clutching her head and letting out a low groan.

She felt as though she really might die if this continued.

"You're awake?"

At that moment, the surroundings suddenly brightened. A golden, slightly hazy radiance filled the place.

Jiang Yan turned around and looked over the area. His gaze fell on the woman, her face smeared with blood, and he spoke in an even voice:

"I have a few questions for you."

At the sound of his voice and the sight of the light, Gu Ying's body jolted.

Her reason finally began to return. Her thoughts stirred, and she figured out her current situation:

She had been abducted and brought here by an enemy.

In simple terms, she was now a captive. Her life and death lay in someone else's hands, and she had no control over them.

With that in mind, Gu Ying endured the headache, raised her head, and quickly surveyed her surroundings. She found herself in nothing more than a shabby, cramped little house, with rough walls and a hole in the roof about the size of a washbasin.

A man stood silently by the entrance, bathed in golden light, looking in her direction.

Gu Ying bit her lip and finally gave in to despair.

"Ahem." Jiang Yan coughed at just the right moment, warning the woman not to be ungrateful.

Gu Ying sighed discreetly and lowered her gaze.

"What would you like to ask, sir? Please,