Xue Qiming left with dashing grace. He waved coolly towards the inn and then departed with the soldiers.0

Inside the inn, Rao Shuang gently dusted off Xue Niang's shoulders and said, "Don't be angry. Someone has to go, and if Stormqueller isn't going, it can only be him."0

"Why?" Xue Niang lowered her head, her voice barely audible.0

Rao Shuang sighed inwardly, glanced toward Tang Jinnian's room, and shook her head. "You're still young, you wouldn't understand."0

Baili Gucheng sat by the bed, looking at the unconscious Yang Lu, his face changing constantly between anxiety and self-reproach.0

Tang Jinnian sat cross-legged on the ground, hearing the sound of the crowd moving away outside the inn. His brow furrowed deeper, and he murmured words that only he could hear, "Hurry… I need to hurry…"0

Ye Beizhi stood by the window, watching Xue Qiming leave. Only when he saw the man vanish into the night did he...0