Shangguan Hong pushed the window in front of him slightly open and the icy wind immediately blew in, but he didn't care at all. Through the narrow crack of the window, he peeped sideways at the house opposite of him, in which a lamp was still ablaze. He held the hilt of the soft sword wrapped around his waist with his right hand, picturing himself thrusting the soft sword into his target.
This was the night before the Dragon King was to go to the top of the mountain and visit the Golden Roc Castle. The Dragon King had taken four bodyguards and a large number of guards to southern Jade City to spend the night there, and Shangguan Hong was one of them.