Xiaolongnü clearly had not realized that the man next door already held no small place in her heart. She asked instinctively, "After we parted outside Yangzhou, how did you escape danger?"
Song Qingshu had not expected someone with Xiaolongnü's temperament to take the initiative to ask after another person's affairs. A faint smile appeared on his face. "After you left, several guards sneaked into the cave..."
"Ah!" Xiaolongnü cried out. She knew perfectly well what condition Song Qingshu had been in then. Even an ordinary soldier could probably have taken his life, let alone several skilled guards. Though she knew he was safe now, her heart still leaped into her throat.
Hearing the concern in her voice warmed Song Qingshu's heart. He described how he had escaped. "Then I ran into guards from Wan Qixie's residence at the foot of the mountain, and then..."
He went on to roughly recount how he had disguised himself as a guard and escorted Qi Fang out of Yangzhou. Naturally, he omitted some details that were not convenient to mention, but even so, the story was thrilling enough.
"I never imagined there was such miraculous martial arts in this world, capable of neutralizing the poison of the Golden Wave Poison Flower. Brother-in-law, you truly are blessed by fortune." To avoid exposing the matter, Song Qingshu had not mentioned the name of the Tai Xuan Scripture. Xiaolongnü did not pursue the matter either, merely feeling a lingering fright on his behalf.
"Was that Wan family's Young Mistress very beautiful?" Xiaolongnü suddenly asked.
Song Qingshu was startled at first, then the corners of his lips rose slightly. "She was quite beautiful."
"Oh." Silence soon fell on the other side of the screen.
Song Qingshu continued, "But compared to my junior sister, she was far inferior."
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