"Guidance? What could I possibly teach you?"
"Since the grand play had already opened, just sit tight and watch it to the end. The imperial family's waters were not so easy to wade through."
Having said that, Master Ying once more devoted his focus to refining the array diagram.
As he drew out the array patterns time and again, that enormous array diagram became increasingly solemn and heavy, while the strands of array patterns appearing upon it grew ever clearer.
At least another five years were needed!
Li Qing, watching all this, couldn't help but sigh. He knew there was no use rushing it no matter how much he urged. After all, Master Ying was the only high-tier array master he knew. If he did not let Master Ying refine it, who else could he ask?
"By the way, where is Brother Xia?" Only then did Li Qing remember that unreliable fellow. He wondered whether Xia Wushuang had been tormented to death by Master Ying.
Master Ying casually waved a hand, and in one corner of this small world, a figure sitting cross-legged suddenly emerged.
It was Xia Wushuang. At this moment, he seemed to have entered a state of enlightenment, his eyes tightly shut and wholly unaware of anything happening in the outside world.
After confirming that he was safe and sound, Li Qing cupped his fists toward Master Ying. "In that case, I shall take my leave!"
As the words fell, Li Qing took a step back, left this small world, and arrived outside the thatched cottage.
"The present situation depends on whether Prince Ning can place Prince An in checkmate."
"If Prince Ning falls, then my future days in Jade Capital City, with the mark of Prince Ning's faction already branded on me, will likely be difficult