"Yes!" The guard bowed and retreated, his figure quickly disappearing at the end of the corridor.
The setting sun's afterglow cast mottled shadows on the bluestone floor through the carved window lattice.
Lady Liu stood alone under the corridor, her fingertips lightly moved, and the Jade Scroll instantly turned into powder.
She gazed at the blood-like sunset on the horizon, whispering softly, "I don't know how long I can live..."
Her voice carried a touch of desolation, "If they don't want Han Yi to become the Family Head, they'll either break her Dao Heart, leaving her to waste away like my little brother-in-law; or they'll force her to make mistakes."
She walked slowly forward, her eyes flashing with complexity, "That girl is now as cold as ice; to have grown up in such an environment and still rapidly reach Divinity Transformation and Spirit Severing, breaking her Dao Heart is no easy feat."
"Then, it's far simpler to make her commit a mistake..."
