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Zhao Xing also looked into Ji Zixuan and Murong Xue's backgrounds after his teacher told him to take them along.

Ji Zixuan was a member of the imperial clan. Logically, she should have been easy to investigate—he only needed to look through the royal genealogy.

In reality, it took considerable effort. Ji Zixuan held no title; she was not even a Lady of the Weng rank. And with so many members in the Great Zhou imperial clan, Zhao Xing spent half an hour searching the Earth Mirror before finding the origins of her branch.

Ji Zixuan was the granddaughter of the Cheng Lan King of Cuixian County, Pinghai Province, and not even a legitimate granddaughter. Cheng Lan King was the Emperor Jing's cousin, though their relationship was merely ordinary—they only shared the same great-grandfather.

Counting Cheng Lan King's branch alone, Ji Zixuan had more than two thousand living siblings and cousins!

In her eighteen years of life, Ji Zixuan had seen her grandfather only three times before turning sixteen.

The first time was when she was one month old. He had not come specifically to see her; seven siblings and cousins had been born around the same time, so their first-month celebrations were held together, and only then did the old man make an appearance.

The second time was at her coming-of-age ceremony. Again, he had not come specifically for her; it was held together with many of her sisters.

The third time, however, he had come specifically for Ji Zixuan. She had performed exceptionally, standing out among her many siblings and cousins through her own efforts, and before her sixteenth birthday, she had gained admission to the Azure Water Daoist Academy.

Because of that, she had received a share of royal fortune.

After entering the Azure Water Daoist Academy,