Under the internal armor, there was a tight-fitting chest piece. The dark-grey piece of clothing was fairly ordinary and made for a very tight fit. Qianye could see an unnatural bulge from under the fabric, where a segment of bone had popped out.

After a moment of hesitation, he reached into the chest piece and, lifting it just slightly, cut through it with his sword. The chest piece was already dislocating Li Kuanglan’s fractured ribs, making it impossible to treat her wounds.

The instant the chest piece was opened, two masses of white warmth popped onto Qianye’s hand. They even rolled about a bit.

Surprised, Qianye glanced over to find two small mountains standing proudly, as well as a plum flower each moving gently on the peak. That snow-white fullness and those alluring plum flowers filled the beholder with a desire to bite into them.

Qianye stood dazed for a moment before recalling the dusty past. Song Zining had once mentioned that Li Kuanglan was actually Empress Li’s younger sister. She had trained in the sword since she was young and was regarded as a...