Light and shadow shifted around her. The girl's eyes were downcast, her lashes trembling faintly. It was impossible to tell if it was from nervousness or anticipation.
Lin Xiyue watched her, seeing the worry on her face, and recalled the rumors she'd heard.
Rumor had it that when Jiang Qingli failed to awaken her spiritual power at eighteen, the Jiang Family had locked her away. They tried all sorts of methods, but when nothing worked, they threw her out to fend for herself.
After leaving home, Jiang Qingli transformed from a brilliant and well-behaved young noblewoman into a tyrannical rogue who bullied everyone at the academy, supposedly driven mad by her family's torment.
As for her parents, they couldn't stand their disgraceful daughter, so they were constantly away on business. In the last three years, they had rarely been seen in Central City.
The rumor was widespread and had even been featured in gossip magazines.
