"Yourehurt。"
Ayaotriedtosmile。
"Itsnotthatbad。"
"Dontlie。"
Despiteeverything,Suyuanalmostlaughedbuttherengthdisappearedandsheswayed。Asoldiercaughtherbeforeshefell。
"Princess!"
Suyuanpushedherselfupright。
"Imfine。"
Thesoldierlookedunvinced。
Shelookedtowardtheroadwheretheassassinshaddisappeared,herexpressionbecamecold。Theyhadeforherandthatmeantthepeopleherehadbeenplacedindangersimplybecauseshewasalive。Suyuanlookedatthelittlewoodenflowerstilltuckedsafelyinsidehersleeve。Itwasagiftfromthelittlegirlthatm。Herfiightenedarounditandshefinallyuoodsomething。ShedidnthavetobeelikeYounistoprotectpeople。Shedidntoenjoyviole,ifsomeonecamefortheibecausetheycouldntreachherdirectly…Thenshewouldnotstandstillanymore。Ahorsethuhroughthevillageentrance,XieZhenghadreturned。Hiseyessweptacrosstheruireet,theinjuredsoldiers,Ayao,andfinallySuyuan。Hisexpressiongedwhenhesawthethinbladelyingatherfeet。
Hedismounted。
"Didyouusethat?"
Suyuanlookedattheon。
Thenathim。
"Yes。"
XieZhengwassilentforamoment。
"Why?"
Suyuanpickeduptheblade。
Hervoicewasquiet。
"Becausethistime,runningawaywouldhavehurtsomeoneelse。"
XieZhenglookedatherforalongmomentthen,hisgazemovedtowardtheroadwheretheassassinshaddisappeared。"Weofindoutwhosentthem。"Suyuannoddedbutherofthemnoticedthesmallfigurewatgfrombehindoneofthedamagedhouses。ThelittlegirlwhohadgivenSuyuanthewoodenflower,shewasstaringattheplacewheretheassassinshaddisappearedandinhersmallhandwassomethingshehadpickedupfromtheground。
Ablackfeather…