Hao City. The night was deep and cool.
The inner courtyard in the alley was still brightly lit.
The Xu Family Sisters, Xu Zhiyuan and Xu Zhidi, stood prettily in the main hall, their large eyes blinking as they gazed at the only person sitting upright at the head of the room.
They knew this person's surname was Shen—an important official of the Xuanqing Guard. Every person in the courtyard, whether fierce-looking, shifty-eyed, or amiable, would listen to this lord's words, themselves included.
This evening, the lord had come late at night, bringing with him Lord Zhu, Lord Liu, and Lord Wang, faces rarely seen together. The two sisters understood: the "moment to act" was upon them.
Thinking back on these past several months, the sisters' hearts churned with complex emotions. Bitterness and pain needed no mention; fortunately, in the end, a sliver of hope seemed visible.
