After the man left, silence returned to the thatched hall.
Li Yan stood at the window with his hands behind his back, gazing deeply at the bright moon overhead. He felt some regret.
Tonight, after Xing Tao and Guo Caier stirred up trouble, he had intended to use Water-Ink World's mystical ability to verify the other players' identities one by one.
But he hadn't expected... the first player he met to be Tang Feng. And the other party was rather lusty, opening with Enchantment right away and derailing all his plans.
He hadn't gotten to the important business. The two of them had just spent a while plowing in the little garden by the back gate.
Oh well, it was all right. He had begun laying his plans early and cast his lines far. He wouldn't dwell on momentary gains and losses...
Whoosh!
Suddenly, the piercing whistle of an arrow cutting through the air reached him. Li Yan alertly retreated three steps.
Thwack!
With a dull sound, an arrow fired from some unknown location lodged in the window frame outside the door. Its tail shook violently before finally settling.
Li Yan froze for a moment. Only after carefully observing for a long while did he reach outside the window and pull the arrow free.
A slip of paper was stuck onto the arrowhead. He removed and unfolded it, revealing a line of small writing.
"Lord Li, I will never forget how you saved my life tonight. If you encounter danger in the Princess Tomb, call out 'Arrow from Beyond the Heavens,' and I will risk my life to help you. A message from an insignificant player in the Court Faction."
Li Yan's eyes swept over the note, and a faint smile appeared on his lips. "Everyone's so cautious."
With that,