Chapter 208: Heart Severance (Part 1)

The warmth inside the building was like spring.

Li Piaoqing staggered in, closing the door behind her as if sealing off that ghostly world.

She leaned against the door and took a couple of breaths, all the tension she had held within her unraveled in this place.

Indeed, there was no need to be tense anymore. Just reaching this place meant that she had come to the end of her mission. The Candle Sword had found the Heart Poison; it was like a blade pressed against the throat—a swordsman's declaration of victory after employing all their wit and skills.

Taking refuge in Yi Danjun's state of mind, Li Piaoqing started to recover a bit. She looked around to see dozens of paintings hanging within this tower, with those sought-after masterpieces in later generations scattered everywhere here.

The candlelight was warm and bright, but the place was empty.

At this time... she should be in the back courtyard.