It had to be Grandmaster Chan. He had deeply recognized the potential of these two children; he saw farther than others did, which was why he believed this was an opportunity to inspire Yue Li Lian.
"Splendid and magnificent, watched by all—this should have belonged to you. Take back what is yours. Who says you can't become the Chief Manor's Inheritance Officer!"
After finishing that last sentence, Grandmaster Chan gave Yue Li Lian a deep look. Then, without lingering another moment, he turned and left with his aged, decrepit body, vanishing from her sight.
Though he had left, just as he had said, he would remain there, waiting for Yue Li Lian forever.
"How did he know...?"
Those final words were the greatest shock to Yue Li Lian, because this was the greatest secret of her life. Other than that family responsible for the incident, the only one who knew was her elder brother.
But today, her elder brother had already perished. That so-called sister-in-law, as well as nieces like Yue Li Youlan, could not possibly know.
How could her teacher know?
There was only one possibility: he had guessed it. After all, he had once been the person closest to her.
It was just that before, he had had no chance to interfere, nor the ability to do so. Yet now, he had said such words to her...
"With enemies at the gates, Hunyuanji has instead sunk into an even deeper struggle for power and authority. Yet Teacher chose this moment to say such things to me. Perhaps this also means that people like us will have opportunities in the future... As for why this opportunity suddenly appeared..."
Yue Li Lian could not help looking in the direction of the Tai Yu Imperial Court. High in that distant sky,