The light snow fell in a beautiful haze.
Footprints pressed into the snow, one after another.
Li Ping'an lowered the brim of his hat and called for those behind him to hurry.
The snow seemed about to grow heavier.
And so everyone picked up their pace considerably.
A Yu asked Princess Ruoyun, who was sitting in the carriage, whether she was cold.
Clutching a hand warmer, Ruo Yun shook her head, her little face rosy.
A Yu was lively and easygoing.
All along the way, she kept asking about the Escort Agency Li Ping'an and Yun Shu belonged to.
"I once ran into an escort convoy, and they were saying things like Mangu and Linzi Maha... It sounded like jargon. What does it mean?"
Yun Shu stammered, "...It means... um... there are horses... in the woods... or something."
"It roughly means there are bandits in the pine forest."
Li Ping'an spoke without turning his head as he walked ahead.
Yun Shu inwardly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Oh~ Then what does Bright Road mean?"
"It's dark. Time to get to work."
"What about Liuding?"
"A lone person. An easy target."
Li Ping'an answered without hesitation.
After A Yu left.
Yun Shu sidled over and said with a smile, "Senior brother, you made that up so well. It sounded just like the real thing."
She remembered something her master had said: telling lies without so much as a blush.
To her surprise, Li Ping'an said, "I didn't make it up."
"Hm?"
"It's all trade jargon."
"Then how do you know it?" Yun Shu asked in confusion.
Li Ping'an smiled faintly. "After roaming the Jianghu for so many years, if I didn't even know this much, wouldn't all those years have been wasted?"
A day passed, and the snow grew heavy.