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Xue Churan said softly, "Oh, so that's how it is. This was the real reason you went to see Xia Qingyun?!"
Xue Chuxin's sleeve brushed lightly, dancing without wind, and a faint bitter smile curved her lips. "Meeting Xia Qingyun was to sort out the emotional entanglements of the past."
"Also, it was because this matter was pushed along by that little rascal Xiaojun."
"Keeping on good terms with that little rascal was also one of my considerations. After all, he represents the will of a large portion of the Chen Clan."
Xue Churan raised her fair wrist and smiled charmingly, her eyes rippling with light. "Indeed. Xiaojun is the Chen Clan's future, and he's rapidly turning that future into reality, becoming a pillar of strength. He actually managed to win over a whole group of people."
Xue Chuxin's jade finger lightly touched the sandalwood table. "Otherwise, how could he have advanced to young master of the Chen Clan at a mere thirteen years old? In all of history, he is the only one."
"Speaking of winning people over, didn't he once suggest helping you obtain a title?"
"Without the Chen Clan's full support, it would be truly difficult to help you break through to the titled level with only our own strength."
Xue Churan's phoenix eyes flashed, their edge fully revealed. "Yes. We wanted to obtain high-level resources from the imperial family, but there are too many mouths and too little food. Add in the rift between us and those stubborn old fossils, and there's no hope."
"I didn't expect that little rascal Xiaojun's pillow would be delivered at just this moment."
Xue Chuxin slowly rose. As she turned, the Forehead Ornament on her brow shone brilliantly under the candlelight. "The two of us sisters