Chapter 27: A Stranger Like Jade

The howl of wolves echoed through the mountains, but then the sound faded into nothing, almost as though a fiercer animal had scared the wolves away.

As Xu Qing made his way through the darkness, he couldn’t bury the sense of loss in his heart. Growing up as he had in the slums, he’d long since grown accustomed to goodbyes. But this was different. Deeper. The emptiness in his heart reflected itself in his posture. He looked bleak.

He took his time going back, and...