Upon learning that her master intended for her to stay with Crown Prince Jing and assist the Qi State in the swift conquest of Goryeo and the Bohai State, Ruyu accepted the order with respectful, unhesitating grace.
"This subordinate will not fail her mission," she declared, bowing respectfully.
Nan Jingxu looked surprised. "A woman?" It was no wonder he was astonished; Ruyu had been dressed in men's brocade robes and a veil-hat, and since the martial arts world referred to her as "Young Master Ruyu," he had genuinely assumed she was a man.
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