A little voice nagged at the back of Wang Jingyuan's mind. What if Liu Xiaochen doesn't show up? It whispered. What if Qingsha Sect or another sect ambushed him on his way here and killed him already?
That won't happen, Wang Jingyuan told herself. Shifu said Senior Brother Liu was going to be here, so he will be here.
But the more she tried to convince herself, the louder the little voice became. Wang Jingyuan gripped her sword tighter. Mo Xian noticed her nervous movement.
"Are you worried about your senior brother?" he asked softly. Wang Jingyuan nodded. "I'm sure he'll be here. All of the respectable martial artists of the sector are here, so I am sure that he will be here as well. Didn't the man in the restaurant yesterday say he saw a Xuanyan pupil in the city?"
"Yes, but I still don't know for sure."
