"General, Immortal Ascension Island is just ahead. Per your instructions, we've already notified the Four Great Dukes. They will dispatch men to wait at Black Horn Pier to welcome Feng Jun's arrival."
In the private cabin, smoke curled from the Incense Burner.
Xia Jin's black hair was in disarray as she lay on the bed, her beautiful eyes wide open. She stared blankly at the ceiling, looking as if her soul had left her body. Even when she heard her adjutant's report, she didn't seem to snap back to her senses.
Her fingers clutched the sheets, gripping them so tightly they made a soft ripping sound, as if they might tear at any moment.
Though she was still groggy from the hangover, the events of yesterday were as vivid as if they had just happened.
The more she thought about it, the clearer the details became. She could even smell a clean, pleasant, woody scent in her nostrils.
