Chapter 121: Lady Hong
The woman was quite beautiful. Although she couldn't be compared to Liu Ling's stunning beauty that outshone the heavens and earth, nor did she have Bai Yunxin's tranquil and otherworldly temperament—at least, "seemingly"—she was still a first-class beauty.
She wore a grand red dress of palace gauze, and the ornaments in her cloud-like hair were mainly shells and tortoiseshell. She looked no older than sixteen or seventeen, with clear eyes, appearing to be an innocent and romantic young girl without any schemes.
But this girl, who seemed so out of place with the surrounding environment and people, was the main character of the night.
A quarter of an hour ago, Li Yunxin had seen things coming ashore from the lake.
The first two were burly men with ashen faces, dressed in armor. They walked out of the hazy mist, their eyes darting left and right, seemingly very vigilant.
Following them, two rows of strange people with hunched backs and sharp, pointed noses crawled out of the water. They followed closely behind the armored men, like soldiers in formation.
After emerging from the water, they were silent, only walking with stiff steps, much like a comical pantomime.
But mortals could not see them.
Only after these figures had come ashore and stood still in the overgrown grass was a sound heard.