Yin and Ning meet Tuoba Yuan and Can Lang during their travels.
They are members of the rebel forces fighting against the Taibai Empire and invite the sisters to join them. They claim it is the duty of one who possesses the tianshu and the Xuan Yuan Sword. Meanwhile, in the Taibai Empire, the recently promoted Zhao struggles with the development of new constructs. In order to give him a chance of pace, the  mpress Long Cheng assigns Zhao to command a unit of constructs and travel the empire. However--
I wasn't expecting such a small girl.
لم أتصوّر أن تكون فتاة صغيرة هكذا
Ich hätte nicht mit einem
kleinen Mädchen gerechnet.
No esperaba a una chica tan pequeña.
No esperaba a una chica tan pequeña.
Mais de là à tomber
sur une gamine…
Ma non me ne aspettavo una così minuta.
Não esperava que fosse alguém tão pequena.
Не думал, что она будет такой хрупкой.