He Yuan felt his jaw ache from how hard he was clenching his teeth. He took a deep breath as he slowly pulled 888 to his feet, took away the shard of porcelain and lifted his hand to wipe his System's bloody lips with his sleeves.
The Northern army was leaving for the Eastern frontier before dawn the next day. He really didn't plan on coming to the Lu mansion before leaving but for some reason, he'd felt really restless when he was in the middle of practicing the [[Strongest Martial Arts]] and had to stop.
He'd been careless. He overlooked 888's current identity as a member of the Lu mansion. As someone who was familiar with the struggles of the inner courtyard, he should have known that the other members of the Lu mansion would not be willing to ignore 888's existence.
Once he finished wiping away the blood, He Yuan asked softly, "Are you okay?"
