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Chang Ling | Chap 15: Ye Qi

Of all the emotions that had greeted Changling when she first arrived, contempt had been chief among them. After she and Taoist Xu traded strikes, that contempt curdled into something harder and colder: open hostility. Only Ye Qi seemed unbothered. He blinked once, recovered from his surprise, and smiled at her with unhurried warmth. "Yes." A single word of agreement, and the room went rigid. Even Yu Ping found himself quietly worried on Ye Qi's behalf. This girl had just dismantled Taoist Xu without breaking a sweat. If she really wanted to arrange some private conversation between them, what was to stop her from swallowing the prince whole? No one moved. No one spoke. Changling crossed the floor toward Ye Qi, step by measured step. Then, without warning, the light dropped out of her vision, her legs dissolved beneath her, and she pitched forward into darkness. She landed squarely in his arms. Ye Qi stared at the ceiling for a moment. "What happened to her?...

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