Dou Congtong was neither particularly tall nor short. She wore white trousers, her eyebrows were meticulously drawn, and her Ice Green hair was tied back simply. Her lake-blue eyes seemed to hold a crystalline glimmer. With her high nose bridge and thin, rosy lips, even her profile had a distinctive charm.
She smacked her forehead in frustration and muttered, "Damn it, and they call themselves the Three Heroes of Heaven Dou! First they lost to Chang'an, then to Moonlight Academy. Not only did they cost me everything I'd won before, they wiped out this month's allowance too! And what kind of strength did Yan Zaiyang, Xiao Qing, and Yu Tianya have, anyway? One sword strike knocked them out, and they were completely useless! What a disgrace!"
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, her footsteps slapping loudly against the uneven rooftops.
"How am I supposed to get through the next ten days... Who can I shear a little wool off?"
Her delicate brows knitted tightly as she rapidly weighed her options. "Liao Xueyao? She probably lost every last penny just like me. Nothing left there. Chu Wanyu? That woman is the best at stashing money away. She should still have something tucked away... This is so annoying!"
She tossed her head irritably, her Ice Green hair fluttering in the evening breeze. "Ugh, Mom and her rules. Dinner has to be at six sharp."
The moment Heaven Dou Academy lost, she could not even be bothered to watch the closing ceremony and slipped away.
Now, she was using the exceptional spring in her beautifully proportioned legs, longer than most women's, to race across familiar eaves and high walls.
She knew this area like the back of her hand, deftly avoiding the bustling main roads below and the areas