Not far away, the girls who spent day and night with Xia Yi felt their limbs turn to jelly, especially Qiao Rou, who gulped hard.
How does she have so many secrets? Did I earlier try to flatter an Imperial Guard?
Qiao Rou desperately tried to recall if she had ever been disrespectful to her. Although Xia Yi is just a young lady, she's an official now, and a highly skilled martial arts official at that, how terrifying.
The girls didn't dare look at her, nor did Old Master Yang and others, who felt like they were seeing an illusion.
This girl who fought alongside them, is she a person close to the Emperor?
Were they dreaming? Just the day before they thought they might not last without reinforcements, and were about to be tortured to death by those from the black market. But the next day, not only did they meet Scholar Meng and Monarch Lu Xiang, but even the Emperor's people were present.
