Chapter 135 - 101 Sky Shadow Organization
The bird-shaped wooden mask, its feathers like blazing fire, revealed a clinically detailed texture under the moonlight. The deep, lacquer-like pupils beneath the eye holes of the mask were especially cold.
"Her name is Mengniang, a Snake Demon,"
Jiang Shouzhong spoke truthfully. "Recently, some things have happened, and a woman named Li Guanshi approached me of her own accord, hoping to collaborate with me to place Mengniang at my side, with the aim of finding someone. In return, I hoped she could protect me, so I agreed to cooperate with Li Guanshi."
In this world, there weren’t many people Jiang Shouzhong could trust.
As for those he truly trusted to the core, besides Sister Ye and Hong’er, it was this woman known as Yeying before him.
Even if he didn’t know her real face, real name, or even real voice.
Since being rescued by her from Anhe Village, they had traveled together to the Capital. Holding the marriage certificate she gave him, he wed Ran Qingchen. Throughout this period, she had always been by his side in the shadows, protecting him and investigating the massacre at Anhe Village with him.
As Jiang Shouzhong gradually found his footing in the Liushan Division, Yeying then went to attend to her own matters, occasionally returning to glance at him.
This feeling was very similar to that with Sister Ye.
Sometimes he could feel that warmth that seeped into his bones.