The sky was slightly dim, and the winter sun was still halfway down, making the horizon reflect the fiery red clouds. Against the blue sky, it was a scene as beautiful as a painting.
Qingyin, dressed in a snow-white fox fur coat, looked even more delicate and fair-skinned beneath a large felt hat. The fiery sunlight shone on her slender figure, making her appear even more graceful and striking. Her eyes shone as she gazed at a bluebird hiding in a tree, her gaze filled with joy. Suddenly, a gentle breeze blew down the strands of hair hidden behind her ear, which drifted across her snow-white cheeks. Her half-hidden face was far more captivating than the still-bright sun in the sky. She quietly admired the winter scene of birds playing, unaware that she herself had become a picture of unparalleled beauty in the eyes of others.
At the corner, the young man with black hair and red clothes stood there, and he couldn't take his eyes off him. He was Nian Gengyao, the second son of Nian Xialing, the governor of Hubei, and a member of the Han Chinese Bordered White Banner. Nian Gengyao, who had made a name for himself at a young age and made great military achievements, had all the arrogance that often accompanied him when he was young. But when he saw the woman in the distance who looked like a fairy or a demon, she vanished.
Nian Gengyao suddenly recalled the absurd rumors spread by the soldiers in the military camp: strange and mysterious demons sometimes inhabited the mysterious forests, and sometimes they would appear in front of you unexpectedly...
Nian Gengyao could hardly describe his thoughts at that moment. Gazing at the beautiful woman who seemed unreal, he tried to control his heart pounding, pressing his heaving chest, afraid that his movements would startle the fragile, incomparably beautiful enchantress.
Qingyin briefly admired the distant scenery before deciding to return. With Taosu's help, she turned and left. Poor general, still immersed in the previous splendor, had already lost sight of Qingyin.
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