The nightsky shone brilliantly with millions of stars, but the exhausted Hou Jingshu could hardly be bothered to pay attention. She wanted nothing more than to lie on her bed and pretend the world didn’t exist. All she wanted was for Wu Jian to return to her side, but she knew that was impossible right now. He was somewhere inside of the Zhou Kingdom. Now that she knew the kingdom had invaded her home, she was worried they might have captured or even killed him.
It had just been one disaster after another ever since Wu Jian left. The Four Great Pavilions of the Ming Province had invaded, the Shang Kingdom citizens who lived in their path had been forced to evacuate and their lands had been scorched, and now the Zhou Kingdom was attacking. They were clearly in league with the Ming Province. Their attack was far too coincidental.