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"Why would Empress Jin put it that way? I only wanted to keep a few successors here to supervise the progress of the Ghost Path's projects and broaden their own horizons. That can hardly be called detention. Besides, when they stayed behind, I explained the important details to them and didn't force them to remain. If you don't believe me, why not ask the people involved?" I smiled faintly. I had expected someone to come and demand an explanation the day I kept the hostages, but I hadn't expected it to be the mother of the Jin Prince herself.
"Hehe, detention is detention. Why make so many excuses? If my child is missing even a single hair, I swear I won't let this go!" Empress Jin gave a cold laugh, then strode over and looked her son up and down. Duke Skytiger wore an awkward expression, as if he hadn't expected things to turn out this way either.
"The Jin Prince has spent this entire year studying in my weapon-refining workshop. What could possibly have happened to him?" I said calmly. Empress Jin's appearance was ordinary, and she had a burly build. There was no resemblance at all between her looks and the Jin Prince's handsome features. However, rumor had it that Empress Jin came from a noble background. She was the daughter of Duke Flooddragon, one of the Twelve Dukes of the Demon God Realm, and was notoriously protective of her own.
Feng Yu hurriedly sent me a voice transmission. "We didn't know Empress Jin had come when we set out. I've heard this matter has been suppressed all along. After all, the Demon Emperor's empress personally coming over for something like this would be rather embarrassing, wouldn't it? But this Empress Jin isn't like ordinary empresses."
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