Chapter 12: Silver Bone Jiang Yuan
It was mid-February, and the winter wind still cut like a knife.
In the open space before the West Courtyard East Hall of the Baosu Marquis Residence, the servants had swept the snow completely away, revealing the dark cyan stone bricks beneath.
Though it was not the usual hour for martial practice, over twenty young disciples stood silently in three neat rows.
Most wore the standard cyan martial attire issued by the residence, their waists cinched with leather belts, standing as straight as spears.
The white breath from their exhalations misted in the biting air, forming a thin haze.
Two people stood at the front of the crowd.
One was Lin Longyue, the daughter of the marquis.
Today, she had left behind her signature crimson cloak. Instead, she wore a long, dark cyan satin jacket lined with silver ermine fur. The ruff of fur around her collar made her pointed chin look even sharper.
She stood with her hands clasped behind her back, her calm gaze sweeping over the young men. Her face revealed little emotion, but her innate nobility and commanding presence silently dominated the grounds.