When Xiao Heng woke in agonizing pain, his tongue tasted of heavy rust.
Shen Xitang was using a silver hairpin to pry open the wound on his back, the tip dipped in a viscous, dark green liquid—the Return to Void Gu venom that had seeped into his flesh during the torrent in the drainage ditch.
He tried to rise, but she pressed him back against the damp grey bricks. "The Kuilong Pattern on Lord Thousand-Householder's back—that vermilion cinnabar mark is reserved only for Brocade Guard commanders and above, isn't it?"
Chapter 107