Zuo Xiangning watched the masked man.
The masked man watched her as well.
Zuo Xiangning sighed and asked, "If I stay, will you let all of them go?"
"Yes," the masked man agreed. "Unharmed, I'll let them all leave."
"What do you want me for after I stay behind?" Zuo Xiangning asked in confusion.
"I believe only the dead will keep silent, but I am devoted to Buddha and do not wish to take a life, yet I can't feel at ease letting you go..." the masked man said. "It is a reluctant choice I have to make."
"How can I believe your words?" Zuo Xiangning looked at the man and asked.
"I'll have Bing Yu accompany them as they leave. Then I will take you to watch from a distance, okay?" "How long do you plan to keep me here?" Zuo Xiangning thought of her predicament and felt deeply aggrieved.
She had originally run away from her elder brother, wanting to travel around, but who would have thought she'd run into such trouble.
