The Same Goal

Dusk had already fallen. Flocks of birds returning to their nests flew out of the city beneath the evening glow.

Outside the enormous gates of the imperial city, the young woman stood there with a face full of shock, repeatedly turning over the meaning of those words in her mind.

Regret? Why would he regret it?

Who is this person? From what he said, he seems to know what I intend to do and the terms I plan to offer in exchange. But how could he know any of that?

The young woman's name was indeed Ju Zi. Her trip to the imperial city was also for Huo Yuhao's sake.

Quick-witted as she was, she immediately began assessing the situation before her. Yet no matter how hard she thought, she could not find answers to those questions.

She first ruled out the possibility that Xu Tianran was deliberately testing her. She knew Xu Tianchen, and anyone in Mingdu who understood the imperial family's affairs knew of the conflict between Xu Tianchen and Xu Tianran.

Only a research eccentric like Yin Fan would dare ignore the pressure of the current Crown Prince and take that Soul Tool prodigy as his student.

As for that playboy, he was even less likely. A prince like Xu Tianchen, who possessed his own fief, was not someone just anyone could command.

"May I ask who you are?" Ju Zi did not answer immediately. Before she had clarified this man's identity, she would not rashly say anything inappropriate.

Having lived in Mingdu for so many years, she knew all too well how terrifying the political whirlpools here could be. Leaving aside the fact that she had yet to accomplish her goal, Huo Yuhao's current situation alone did not allow her to make a single mistake.

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