"Since we parted in Longyou, Lord Jiang, I hope you have been well."
Looking at the handwriting on the note, Jiang Yuechu narrowed her eyes slightly and sank into a long contemplation.
To be honest.
Those dozen or so words—every single one of them—had caught her by surprise.
Leaving everything else aside.
Longyou, that place name, was simply too discordant for her now, standing in this world and even within the territory of the Buddhist Gate.
That was Great Tang territory, and all the forces from Great Tang who had followed her here to the Outer Lands were now safely staying in Azure Firmament Cave. They could not possibly have appeared in West Creek Commandery.
Much less when the other party had called her Lord Jiang, which clearly meant they had dealt with her before...
"..."
Jiang Yuechu thought it over and over, countless faces from the past flashing through her mind, yet she still could not figure out who could have sought her out here and now in such a manner.
After a long silence.
She slowly raised her eyes.
A bone-chilling killing intent suddenly surged from the depths of her gaze.
The next moment.
The girl sprang up, exerting force with one arm and lifting the small rat demon bodily into the air.
"Who sent you?"
The sudden turn of events startled the other two in the room. Gao Wen instinctively gripped his sword hilt, while Qiu Yinong secretly gathered her energy as well.
"Urgh... ngh..."
The rat demon kicked wildly in midair, clawing at Jiang Yuechu's wrist with both hands, its mung-bean-sized eyes filled with terror.
It forced out with all its strength, "Senior, let's... let's talk this over properly. Air... give me some air..."
Jiang Yuechu remained expressionless, loosening her fingers by the slightest gap—just enough