"She is dead. Take her out," he said and Lian smiled as she grabbed her by the arm, dragging her out of the room with Mei following closely behind. The assassin was long dead her voice silent but her curses echoed through his mind. He treated it like background noise as he took a sip of his tea a slight quirk at the corner of his lips.
It seemed he should have taken her last words to heart because her curses turned out to be prophetic.
***
The sun had long set as Xiang Yu, Lian, and Mei approached the gates of a small city known as Xiannu City, nestled near the fishing villages. The city earned its name from its breathtaking beauty and the stunning appearances of the women who lived there. It was rumoured that the goddess of virtue and grace had blessed the city, making its women exceptionally beautiful. Xiang Yu was puzzled by the twins' choice of destination. They usually loved staying in the fishing village with Dan Dan and her family or visiting the small town nearby.
