Volume 2

101 Gan Jiang Mo Ye (T/n: Gan Jiang and Mo Ye refer to a swordsmith couple in Chinese legend.)

Such intimacy was familiar yet foreign, and I backed away slightly in my uneasiness.

Gaoqin Jiuye’s expression darkened.

I thought for a moment, and decided to change the topic. “Oh yes, I wanted to ask you some things about Piercer.”

“Go ahead,” Gaoqin Jiuye said as he slotted a hand back into his pocket.

“The person who gave me Piercer is named Zou An. He’s the owner of a weapon shop in the Western District. His wife, Ah Wen, died in the course of this experiment. She was harmed by You Ji.”

Gaoqin Jiuye’s gaze momentarily turned cold. “Yes, I’m aware of that. I investigated it.”

“Ah Wen and you seemed to be old friends. Why didn’t you avenge her when you saw You Ji?”

Gaoqin Jiuye looked at me squarely. “Avenge? Dead people can’t be revived. Furthermore, there are many other complicated issues entangled within. It’s not as simple as you think it is.”

“So what if it’s complicated. You probably...