C578 Shaang Jing(7)

"I didn't know at the time that Shaang Lu was connected to the Duke, so when I found myself at a dead end, I went to a tavern to drink and think about my next move. That's when I met him," Shaang Jing paused. "It was odd, really. You don't usually see a man wearing a veil in a place like that. But this is the capital, after all—full of strange people and stranger stories