Born of the Same Root, Why Fry Each Other So Urgently?

Chai Chuxi looked straight into his eyes. "You are lying. Yingying is in your spirit realm right now. She only needs to ask your Spiritual Nature, and she will know that your words do not match your heart."

By then, Yingying had awakened from her slumber and was eavesdropping on their conversation. Hearing this, she flew straight before Su Yun's Spiritual Nature.

She hesitated, but did not question Su Yun's Spiritual Nature.

Spiritual Nature was the spirit of the self and could not lie. If she asked Su Yun's Spiritual Nature, she would certainly learn who the woman he loved most was.

"But I already know his answer." Yingying lowered her voice. "The woman he loves most is someone he longs for but cannot have. That is true for him, and true for her as well."

Su Yun returned to Ganquan Garden in the Imperial Capital. Along the way, Bai Ze, Yinglong, and the others hurried over carrying all manner of official documents. They followed at his heels while rapidly explaining the various matters that urgently required his approval.

Su Yun reviewed them as he walked. Bai Ze and Yinglong had the authority to handle most matters; only a small number required his personal assent. Still, he had been away from the Imperial Capital for a year and a half, and quite a few affairs had piled up.

He had only just finished dealing with the accumulated official business from Bai Ze, Yinglong, and the others when Chi Xiaoyao, Zuo Songyan, and the rest arrived upon hearing the news, bringing problems concerning education and internal administration.

Once Su Yun had finished handling that batch of official business, Qiu Shuijing and the others rushed over and handed him another pile of matters.

Before Su Yun had even returned to Ganquan Garden