Morning light spilled across the valley as Su Mingyu gazed at the dissipating mist, her fingertips unconsciously tracing the patterns on her sword hilt.
"What he said earlier must all be true, right?" Su Mingyu asked. "I just don’t understand why he let us go in the end."
"It must be that ancestral rule," Murong Ke replied, his voice low and clear. "'Do not kill those in love.' He hated the Murong Clan, but he was even less willing to break his ancestors' vow."
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