The Coalition Force

"I... I..."

Neither could really say a word, Ming Yue took them by surprise, especially with a hand gently grasped around their throats. They couldn't see her but she certainly saw their faces. 

Both scholars were just a bit taller than her, slim and somewhat frail-looking. Their clothes were similar as well, solid white and blue robes layered on top of each other. But their facial features were different. One had a roundish face with small eyes while the other had a more square face with a sharp jawline. 

"Tell me your names and your positions", she told them. 

The round-faced scholar opened his mouth to speak but the square-faced one answered first. 

"Why? Why should we tell you? You can't fool me! You're one of the bastards from the Coalition Force, right?" he barked out. 

He suddenly felt the grip on his neck tighten just a bit as she answered him.