When Shen Xitang awoke amidst a pile of rotting leaves, her nostrils were filled with a familiar scent: sandalwood.
Xiao Heng’s Xiuchun Saber lay across his knees, the blade reflecting the moonlight that leaked through the broken windows of the derelict temple. She followed his gaze to a mottled wall, where half of a crumbling stone tablet was embedded. The inscription was covered in moss, save for the characters for "35th Year of Hongwu," which glowed with an eerie, cinnabar red.
"While you were unconscious last night, the Chiwen Seal scorched this line onto the tablet," Xiao Heng said, using the tip of his blade to scrape away the moss and reveal the second half of the inscription: "When the Mars nears the Heart, the Dragon-Locking Person shall appear."
Chapter 111