Chapter 212 Book 5 Hearts and Pieces
The hum of the Blue Flame's muffled engines pulsed through the river's current as the steamboat cut through the silvery waters, its smokestacks trailing wisps into the twilight. Rinxian Town had faded into the distance, a dot swallowed by fog and memories. Now, with the course set for Heaven Mist City, a city perched between Qinglan and Jeosam State, the Blue Flame steamed steadily northwest.
Li An leaned against the plush cushion of her private cabin's settee, touching her crystal phone as her hand typed some words. Before her eyes in vision-mode, transparent like a ghost in her line of sight, is the window screen. Her fingers flicked lightly through the surface of the crystal phone, tapping commands and dispatching messages. The message threads blinked open:
To: Captain
Keep all the crew in formation. My fiance, the young general, Long Hai, is aboard, disguised as new crew. Do not confront or alert him. Maintain appearances.
