They each kept their own counsel, neither telling the other of their plans. Wen Xi feared that since Su Jinxiu had grown up steeped in love, he would see Wen Jiu in a different light if he learned she lived amidst such sordid calculations. He himself was indifferent, but he did not want Wen Jiu to suffer through those things.
Su Jinxiu, meanwhile, feared that because Wen Xi had grown up under Madame Xue, he might lack the ruthlessness needed to survive—or worse, that he might do something so disastrous it would break his sister's heart. It was a tacit understanding between them not to tell her for now. Let her return first; she would find out soon enough.
On the battlefield, the ground was soaked in blood. Though the enemy had suffered far heavier losses, Xiao Jue’s army had also sustained significant injuries. Wen Jiu had no choice but to take Baizhi and Xuanling with her, traveling light to help bandage the soldiers. Based on her understanding of Xiao Jue, he had already secured victory in this campaign; why, then, was the situation like this?
Chapter 109