565. Are you doing this because of the City Lord, or what?

There were emergency medical supplies in the ancient castle, but Lin Wu refused Ling Xiu's offer to fetch them for her, noting the time was almost up and instructed her to leave.

In the room, Lin Wu had nearly drunk two bottles of red wine and her head felt somewhat groggy.

Ignoring the wandering scent and the stimulating aroma of the alcohol on the ground, she staggered to the bed, pulled open the drawer, and took out Ren Ke's short knife.

The blade was still sharp. Lin Wu steadied her mind and slashed a new cut across an existing wound on her abdomen.

This time she didn't wipe the blood off or tend to the wound, but threw the knife onto the floor and collapsed backward onto the bed.

Outside.

Ling Xiu stopped upon reaching the great gate of the castle and paused in her tracks as she looked ahead.

Not far away, in an open space, stood a person with their back to her, gazing into the profound night sky, their thoughts inscrutable.

It was Fan Wei.