It was after noon that day.
Snow continued to fall gently and steadily, without pause.
Jiang Ning heard the sound of footsteps pressing on the snow again.
Soon after, Qinghe, dressed in a green fur cloak, once more appeared before him.
She approached Jiang Ning, lifted the hat from her head, revealing a smooth forehead.
"Marquis, someone is visiting!" Qinghe said.
"Who is it?" Jiang Ning asked.
"It's Wan Jianyi, the Martial Examination's second-place winner, and he's brought several disciples from the Sword Pavilion! Would you like to see them, Marquis?" Qinghe asked again.
The image of a proud and unyielding man from the Martial Examination appeared in Jiang Ning's mind at once.
"Let him in!" he said.
Although he hadn't gone outside these days, people came to visit him daily.
And these visitors were not ones he could easily refuse.
Like Martial King Xiang Yuan, like the various princes and princesses, like important figures from the Inspection Office.
