"We've finally reached the border." Nalan You looked travel-worn, with three people at his side.
Two women and one man, making for a party of four including him.
These were some of his few true friends. All his other 'classmates' had either refused him or abandoned the journey midway.
Of course, the man's loyalty was questionable. He had only come along because he was pursuing one of the women in their group.
As for the two women, they both harbored secret feelings for him, which was why they had followed him all this way.
So, while the team wasn't large, its internal dynamics were incredibly complex.
This left Nalan You feeling secretly frustrated. 'I'm completely focused on using them to advance my own ambitions, but all they care about is so-called love.'
'But that's precisely what makes them useful,' he thought. 'Otherwise, how would I have gotten this opportunity?'
