When Jing Wuya entered again, Chu Liang was sitting upright before the desk, and everything seemed no different from before.
It was just a little more crowded under the bed.
"General." Chu Liang instantly slipped into the role of the first fake king and rose to greet him.
"Mm." Jing Wuya glanced at him and said, "Earlier, you said you wanted to see Xue Lingxue. I passed the message along for you. She should be arriving shortly."
Chu Liang's eyes lit up at once. Suppressing the joy in his heart, he said, "It is this subordinate's great honor that the General was willing to heed my suggestion."
"Although this matter has something to do with your advice, it is not entirely because of you." Jing Wuya's voice carried a dark, simmering anger.
"The woman who impersonated Xue Lingxue has a daughter, my goddaughter Long Wuji. She stole an extremely important treasure from me, the Everlight Treasure Mirror." He said to Chu Liang, "I do not know whether Long Wuji has gone to find her. If I summon her to Yubo Manor, it may alert the enemy. So I borrowed your plan and had her come to the palace to see you. If she is still willing to come, it means mother and daughter most likely have not yet met."
"Even if she comes shortly, you can probe her through your conversation and see whether the Everlight Treasure Mirror is in her hands."
"This subordinate understands." Chu Liang answered repeatedly.
They had been looking for that Liao Yuexian to settle this matter. If Jing Wuya could summon her here, it would be perfect—they could call in reinforcements and catch them all in one net.
Yet Long Wuji beneath the bed grew anxious upon hearing this. She feared that her mother, unaware