Qin Luo stared at the knight, her eyes cold and piercing. She regarded him murderously, her gaze promising swift retribution for discovering her inhumane actions.
"Forgive me. I swear I won't tell anyone," the knight pleaded for his life, his voice trembling. He stared at Qin Luo in wide-eyed horror and fear, hands raised in desperate supplication.
"I know. I will make sure of it," Qin Luo said with chilling coldness. In a blur of motion, she threw a sharp, pointed needle hidden within her sleeve.
The needle pierced the throat of the knight with deadly precision, piercing his carotid artery. Blood sprayed in a warm arc as he clutched at the wound, collapsing lifelessly to the floor in a matter of heartbeats.
With the knight dead, Qin Luo closed her door with calm deliberation. She watched impassively as the jiangshi descended the hidden passageway that led to a secret tunnel.
