The Same Purpose

It was already dusk. Flocks of birds returning to their nests flew out of the city against the evening glow.

Outside the massive gates of the imperial city, the girl wore a look of shock, the meaning behind those words replaying endlessly in her mind.

Regret? Why would there be regret?

Who was this person? From what he said, he seemed to know what I was going to do and the terms I intended to offer in exchange. But how did he know any of that?

The girl's name was indeed Ju Zi, and she had come to the imperial city because of Huo Yuhao.

Quick-witted as she was, she immediately began assessing the situation before her. Yet no matter how much she thought about it, 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 familiar with the imperial family in Mingdu knew about the conflict between Xu Tianchen and Xu Tianran.

Only a research eccentric like Yin Fan would dare defy the pressure of the current Crown Prince and take this Soul Tool genius as his student.

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

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

Having spent so many years in Mingdu, she knew only too well how terrifying the political whirlpool here was. 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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