Wild Fox Inn, at the junction of Black Stone City and the Eastern Border.
In a hidden attic at the highest point of the inn, the Merciful Saintess of the Black Lotus Sect sat upon the central chair. Her legs were crossed, one exquisite foot extended forward, revealing a slender calf wrapped in Profound Water Ice Silk Gauze as thin as a cicada's wing.
This Profound Water Ice Silk Gauze was a luxury good brought all the way from the Endless Sea in the eastern region of the Great Xia. It was warm in the winter and cool in the summer, and legend claimed it was a specialty of the Merfolk Race. In recent years, it had become immensely popular among women.
Su Yu had once seen Qian Qinghong wear a pair, and he had exclaimed that they were practically Great Xia's version of stockings!
The Merciful Saintess still wore her veil, but the chill in her eyes was unmistakable as she swept her gaze over the four protectors standing to her left and right.
