Lady Shen's expression changed. Rather than conceal it, she gently exhaled, as though she had finally set down a stone that had weighed on her for ages. Looking at Wang Yang, she sighed with sincere admiration:
"Young Master, your intelligence is extraordinary, beyond anyone else's reach. Yu Ning admits defeat."
"Yu Ning?"
"My name is Yu Ning. Yu as in warm, lustrous jade; Ning as in peace and tranquility."
So her name was Shen Yu Ning...
Meeting Wang Yang's gaze, Shen Yu Ning smiled softly:
"Xiao Shan was right. I have been frail since childhood and cannot practice martial arts. Never mind wielding swords or sabers-even walking a little faster leaves me exhausted.
Night Butterfly is not me, but my maid-Xiaobei.
Her original name is Ji Bei. She is descended from Young Master You, the renowned minister of the Lu Kingdom during the Spring and Autumn period. After the Lu Kingdom fell, her branch changed their surname to Ji and moved to Jiangnan. The Menglao Saber Technique has been passed down in her family, and with her generation, it has reached perfection.
Night Butterfly possesses exceptional martial skills, a gallant heart, and righteous courage. She is a renowned master of the martial world. Heroes from every quarter admire her bearing; gallant souls at court and beyond all acclaim her peerless arts. She fought Zhou Fengshu without yielding an inch, and crossed weapons with Lei Zi Gao, even gaining the upper hand! She captured great thieves, crushed fierce bandits, infiltrated the imperial city, and thwarted elite cavalry-"
Shen Yu Ning stopped, still seeming to have more to say, and ended her praises of Night Butterfly:
"Later, she found herself in danger, and I saved her. That was why she came to serve as my maid. A maid in name, but a