The person he referred to as "Your Highness" stood with his back to them, dressed in plain, dark-colored robes. He made no move to turn around even after hearing the people behind him speak. Instead, he responded indifferently, "Go send a reply. Just say... 'The twenty-five strings play to the night moon; unable to bear the sorrow, they fly toward me.'"
The Huo brothers exchanged a glance, both looking puzzled. Their master hadn't even read Shangguan Xi’s letter, yet he was firing off a reply so casually? What did these inexplicable words even mean?
Huo Yunbai frowned and asked, "Your Highness, won't you read the letter first?"
Chapter 229