On the seventh day of the fifth month, in the martial arts training ground of General Zhenwei's Mansion, Lu Jingyuan swung his sword to split the final arrow shaft, sweat trickling down his jaw onto the bluestone pavement. Afu trotted over holding a confidential letter, lowering his voice: "Heir, the secret agents sent word that Miss Jiang Rou went to the West City Ruined Temple yesterday at the beginning of the Shen hour."
Lu Jingyuan paused in wiping away his sweat, his sword tassel swaying lightly in the breeze: "A ruined temple? Isn't that the old stronghold of the Shadow Pavilion?"
"What's even more peculiar," Afu handed over the folded slip of paper, "is that this was found near the ruined temple. The handwriting on it..."
Chapter 173