The Test

Shock etched on each of their faces, except for Sun Xun.

He has already seen her make these plenty of times during the time he was in the Spirit Artifact with her.

"Hold on. Who are you going to give this to?" Song Xia wanted to make sure he heard her right.

"Madame Huang." She stated.

"Do you want Huang Jun to reveal himself if he hears that Huang Dan is sick?" Song Xia asked. General Song Qing and Song Huo waited for her reply.

"Ah..no.. but if he does then that's only as a bonus.. I wanted to confirm something else."

"Could you tell us what it is about?"

"You'll soon know. If it turns out to be nothing, then talking about it is pointless. So--I'll just wait for your news."

"When are you going back?"

"Today.."

"But won't it be dark already if you leave now?"

The sky has already turned red orange as it greeted the night.

"Don't worry about it…" She assured them.