The next morning.
When sunlight appeared over the horizon, Saintess City had already returned to the hands of the Heavenly Mountain Kingdom's people.
The remaining Tibetan People had gone from aristocratic slave owners to ordinary citizens.
But they could live.
They could continue living here.
Verdant Green Maiden had not slaughtered them all. She stood atop the rammed-earth city wall with Zhao Qingyu, looking over the city.
The head of the last Heavenly Mountain Khan at the Northern Gate Tower of the Royal Palace had already been removed and solemnly buried outside Saintess City.
The corpses had also been piled together and set ablaze.
"Are you afraid?"
Verdant Green Maiden suddenly asked.
Zhao Qingyu, standing beside her, froze for a moment before turning to look at Verdant Green Maiden. "Of what?"
"Afraid of me? I killed so many people at once."
Verdant Green Maiden looked at the bloodstains on the streets that had yet to be buried beneath dust and asked Zhao Qingyu slowly.
Zhao Qingyu shook her head.
"I'm not afraid!"
"If anyone should be afraid, it's Binghong!"
"I..."
Binghong behind them opened her mouth.
She was indeed rather afraid!
But Verdant Green Maiden was one of their own!
"I'm not afraid either!"
"Your Highness, don't underestimate me."
Hearing this, Zhao Qingyu laughed. "Look, Binghong isn't afraid either. So, Master, don't worry about us. We know why you did this, and we won't think differently of you because of it."
"On the contrary, I admire you greatly."
Admire her?
Verdant Green Maiden was somewhat dazed.
Only after a moment did she nod.
"Mm."
"Thank you."
Zhao Qingyu suddenly shuddered.
She said quietly, "Master! If you thank your disciple, be careful Heaven doesn't send down a Lightning Strike to split me."
"If anyone is to be struck, it should be