"Never did I imagine that when we met again, we would be enemies." Amid the drifting fine snow, Chu Pu tilted her head back and sighed. "When I saw you two brothers at the Curio Appreciation Fair, I knew that the Gongshu Clan would surely have a place for both of you in the future."
After leaving the Foreign Affairs Hall, the Yuheng Envoy felt the pressure on her abruptly lessen. Facing this old acquaintance, she seemed to have found again the feeling she had known in Xu State.
"You actually remembered me." Gongshu Feng lowered his head slightly. "Back then, I was nothing more than an unknown nobody."
In terms of age, the two were practically of the same generation, but their statuses were worlds apart. The Gongshu Clan had no shortage of capable people, and since the making of artifacts and mechanisms relied heavily on experience, talented juniors were hardly a rarity. But exceptional Qi Sense Users were different... As the leader of the younger generation, Chu Pu had drawn countless eyes wherever she went. Back then, Gongshu Feng could only look up at her.
"The little mechanism you made was quite interesting. I even had someone privately commission one for me." Chu Pu smiled. "But I put it away afterward, so that no one else would see it. You should know why."
Gongshu Feng remained silent.
"All sorcerers believed that the Bureau of Military Affairs and the Gongshu Clan were like water and fish. We would continue making extensive use of the Gongshu Clan's artifacts and mechanisms, while the Gongshu Clan would gain vast wealth and lofty status in return." Chu Pu paused. "Until you betrayed your clan."
She stopped and looked at Gongshu Feng. "Do you know what happened to the Gongshu Clan afterward?"
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