48 Set Off

At night in Yi Xiao's room in County Governor Manor.

She was in a study alone. The candlelight emitted a yellow halo that attenuated at the open window that opened up to a night sky filled with stars.

"Father, I will be fighting Water God tomorrow." Yi Xiao clenched the jade ornament in her palm and muttered softly, "I might die or live but you probably don't care. It's been ten years. After you left to roam the world, you have never returned to see me again. You are my only relative. How heartless you are, how heartless."

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At night in Qin Manor.

Qin Yun sat in front of a window. A sword flew out from his palm and rapidly expanded into a three-foot-long sword.

While wielding the silver sword, Qin Yun's finger caressed the sword's edge gently. It was ice-cold to the touch. "It's been thirteen years. I have honed my flying sword all for this day!"

Sitting there alone all night, dawn unknowingly appeared over the horizon.