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After the guard left, he found an inn attendant in the back courtyard and asked, “You took water upstairs to that guest?”
The attendant had taken his money before, so he answered readily enough. “I did. The guest wanted a bath.”
“And then? Anything unusual in his room?”
“No. He took his bath, and we carried the dirty water out afterward. That was all.”
“No one else went in or out?”
“No. Just him and that lord tiger monster. They hardly even left the room.”
Only then did the guard relax. Maybe I was just overthinking…
* * *
The next morning.
Although the sun still had not come out, the rain that had lasted for days had finally stopped, and the people of Baishajue all breathed easier.
If a real downpour had come, what kind of crowd would the Lotus Festival still have left?
The town made its living off the water. Every year after the festival, Baishajue’s local specialties would be shipped by merchants all across the state, so getting a good start to the event mattered a great deal.
He Lingchuan rose early, regulated his breathing, then practiced with his saber for another hour or so before Jiao Yu came to find him.
“It’s time for us to go.”
At the sound of its voice, He Lingchuan retracted his saber. Fleeting Life’s blade turned, reflecting its master’s steady, resolute face.
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