C232 Star Palace

Her heart clenched as if gripped by an unseen force as she took in the scene before her.

"Come here."

The servant boy, puzzled, complied and relieved his master of the man she held.

Bei Ling's once pristine white garments were now speckled with the dark blood from Liu Yangshuo's body, resembling ink-stained plum blossoms.

Clutching her chest, she instructed