C26 In the Audience Stands.
Not far from Ximen Meng's position was Ximen Qingxue, who stood without the company of guards. Instead, she was surrounded by numerous family disciples, each with a handsome countenance, bowing and scraping to her with sycophantic smiles.
Ximen Qingxue appeared to relish the attention, frequently letting out soft chuckles and feigning a touch of shyness now and then. Yet
