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I knelt beside the tea table, replaced the tea with fresh leaves, washed them again, and poured in boiling water. The hazy steam looked strangely eerie in the darkness, while the visitor's short figure moved silently beneath the moonlight, like a wandering ghostly shadow, dyeing the chilly night gray.
"It's been a long time. I wonder if Granny Tiger has been well lately?" I said indifferently, picking up a clean teacup and placing it opposite me.
"The Ghost Emperor has been through several great calamities and is still the same as ever. What changes could an old woman like me have? Could it be that you want me dead sooner?" The visitor's face carried a trace of displeasure, but even so, she did not stop me from coming uninvited and sat down opposite me.
"Hehe, Granny Tiger now has a noble status. As long as Li Xiangru remains, you and Immortal Taishu will enjoy endless blessings for eternity. Even if someone wanted something to happen to you, they would probably be the ones to suffer instead." I smiled and swirled the teapot.
Yet inwardly, I wondered, Granny Tiger came at a time like this. Could Baili Zhi actually have been right this time? Could she be the one bringing evidence?
That would be interesting. According to my intelligence, Granny Tiger should have been Li Xiangru's former lover, while Taishu Qian was the daughter of Li Xiangru and Granny Tiger, and Taishu Yu should have been their granddaughter!
"Hmph, Li Xiangru isn't someone worth entrusting yourself to!" Granny Tiger snorted coldly, then sank into silence.
On this utterly silent night, even a needle dropping to the ground could be heard clearly in the distance. Naturally, there was no fear of anyone overhearing us discussing Li Xiangru here, because this was