The Thousand-Person Ruler's Personal Opinion

Jing Yuan had willingly shouldered all this for the Luofu, but willingness and comfort were two different things.

Fu Xuan leafed through the written confessions Taoran had submitted and frowned.

"They didn't waste any time. The dragon elders have taken responsibility for nearly everything involving the Medicine King Sect and the Jianmu crisis. Do you believe them, General?"

"More or less. I wouldn't believe Danshu was entirely innocent, either. The path she chose was forbidden on the Xianzhou, so she must have broken some laws. But she couldn't have been the one in charge. Until recently, she was just a Chief Alchemist with no real backing. How could she have wrested control from the elders of the Holders of Purity? They've taken the blame for some of Danshu's actions, but on the whole, it isn't much of an injustice."

"Hmm..."

Fu Xuan held the written evidence, her frown deepening.

Jing Yuan shook his head with a rueful smile.

"My dear Fu Qing, some things are better left unclear. Perhaps we have no choice but to leave them that way. You have to admit that letting Danshu walk out of the Prison of Deep Seclusion with a clean slate is the best outcome for everyone."

"I know! The power of an Envoy of Abundance, the legitimacy she represents among the Abundance People, her talents... I know."

"You know, but you don't want to accept it. If you were the general, you'd take a harder line than I have, wouldn't you?"

"My lord General, if you have time to guess what I'm thinking, you have time to finish today's work! You have two hours. I'll be back before the end of the day to take over!"

Lord Diviner folded her arms with an air of authority and strode away.

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