"Young Master..." Chai Huan called out.
Gu Qingheng's footsteps paused briefly, but he did not stop.
Chai Huan was one of the four maidservants left to him by his mother. After the incident that year, everyone protected him as they broke out of the Shu Region, but the assassins kept coming wave after wave. They had to split up to lead the assassins away. He had told them, as long as they were alive, they should fend for themselves. In the end, all four maidservants were injured and fell off a cliff, losing contact, leaving only Gu Yao and the wet nurse who had taken a stab for him...
When he stood up again, he had the Shadow Guard send out his unique signal. Anyone who had trained at the base would understand upon seeing it: it meant he had returned, and it was time for them to regroup.
The result, however, was that there was no news from the others, only an urgent message from Chai Huan. It was a signal sent out only in extremely urgent situations, and the result...
