The little boy delivered the letter into Ning Xiaochuan's hands, then turned and left without another word.
Ning Xiaochuan brought the envelope to his nose and sniffed it. He caught a faint, familiar orchid fragrance—the scent Silver Pool Madam wore.
Silver Pool Madam possessed the Ice Soul Cold Cicada Heart Palace, her seductive bones born of nature itself, her body naturally fragrant. At the same time, she loved bathing with Purple Orchid Petals, leaving a faint orchid scent lingering upon her skin, uniquely distinctive.
He opened the letter and found graceful handwriting within—
"Young Master Ning, thank you for taking care of me these past few days. They have been the happiest days I have known in ten years. Please forgive me for not coming to White Dragon City to meet with you. After turning it over and over in my heart, I ultimately decided to return to the Imperial City first! Please rest assured, I will not tell anyone your secret. —Yue Minghua."
"Yue Minghua" had been Silver Pool Madam's name in her youth. She had once been a beauty whose fame spread across the realm. Countless outstanding men had pined for her day and night, sick with longing.
She had once been a legendary woman. Everything about her was shrouded in mystery, yet also left everyone utterly baffled.
She had been the purest and most beautiful fairy beneath the heavens, blessed with peerless talent and extraordinary beauty, yet she had fallen into becoming a wanton woman available to any man!
Ning Xiaochuan looked at the back of the letter. Two lines of verse were written there: "Life drifts like a dream—where may one be drunk? I dare not forget the fate that bound me to you!"
"She actually went back to the Imperial City!"
"That is probably for