Ming Yue looked at them before nodding.
"I didn't want to reveal anything in front of the others."
The two commanders both looked at her with interest and curiosity as Zi Jing's eyes widened. He stood back up and hobbled forward excitedly.
"So it seems I was correct! The Cerulean Serpent took your sword but to do what with it?"
Ming Yue found his eagerness surprising but it seemed that this behavior only comes when it is related to his own curiosity. If not for this, he would have been quite cold and grouchy. It was if he had the spirit of an old craftsman, rough and blunt but easily excited.
"You do not have to explain to us if you do not want to. You are after all a cultivator and not one of our soldiers."
Yu Zhen stood by the war table, understanding that some secrets are better kept as secrets.
But looking at him, Ming Yue decided to say it for more than just a few reasons.
