Chapter 113 - I Keep the Lantern, You Wield the Blade - Part 1 (Teaser)
A fierce northern wind howled like a knife flaying the night, shaving icy flakes from the snow under the dark sky.
In Gemhill County, within the inner district of Silver Creek, Courtyard No. 9, people slept on, unaware.
“Feng’er!” Yan Yu jerked awake, breathing hard in the darkness. Gradually, her breathing calmed, and she nestled closer to the man beside her.
“A nightmare?” Li Yuan asked.
“Mhm…maybe it’s from seeing too much suffering today,” Yan Yu murmured. “Back then, when we were the ones struggling, all I felt was fear. But now, watching other people suffer, especially the children, my heart only aches further.”
Li Yuan chuckled softly. “A saintess’ heart is merciful, unwilling to see the masses suffer. Seems those people outside weren’t wrong to call you one.”
Yan Yu blushed, shaking her head. “A saintess? Don’t be silly. Anyone who’s well-fed and warm would feel some sympathy.”
“I don’t,” Li Yuan said lightly.
She sighed. “I know, Husband. You don’t because you’re...



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