In the end, Song Qingshu still entered Prince Ruyang's Mansion. Although Temujin had deployed additional men and the outer defenses were now so tight that not even a fly could get through, Song Qingshu could repeatedly use Within Reach, Yet Worlds Apart to cross the perimeter directly. Once inside the mansion, the guards were comparatively less strict.
Arriving outside Zhao Min's bedroom, he saw through the window that she was drawing something at her desk. Curious, he silently approached from behind.
He could vaguely see a faint flush on her cheeks, like the blush of wine, making her beauty all the more radiant. Beautiful women were either gentle and elegant or charming and seductive. Zhao Min had nothing whatsoever to do with gentleness and elegance, yet seductive beauty alone could not fully encompass her temperament either. Unlike ordinary women, she had a unique heroic air between her brows. Moreover, because of her status, she had developed a dignified and regal bearing from childhood, with an innate solemnity that inspired awe and made others reluctant to stare directly at her.
Even a lecherous man like Lu Zhangke, who had once worked at Prince Ruyang's Mansion and had harbored improper thoughts toward even Wang Baobao's concubines, had never dared entertain such notions toward Zhao Min. It was likely her unique aura that had suppressed him.
Suddenly, Zhao Min moved. A woman's keen sixth sense made her aware of danger, and the brush in her hand shot backward in a direct stab. She was exceptionally gifted and had always been taught by renowned masters in Prince Ruyang's Mansion, so her martial arts had never been weak. Later, Song Qingshu had personally instructed her step by step, raising her skills to another level. Though she held only a brush, its power was no less