Shen Heguang had returned to Yujing at the risk of losing his head under the Emperor’s decree. He had stopped only five times along the way, and only to change horses. He was rank with sweat, his beard was overgrown and disheveled, and his hair was a tangled mess.
It took several changes of water before he was properly scrubbed clean.
After shaving his beard, binding his hair, and changing into simple clothes, one could still see the handsomeness of Shen Heguang’s youth in his rugged, bronzed face. His sword-like brows were sharp, his gaze steady.
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