Dugu Feng was startled, and his voice rose again.
"How many Dao companions do you even have?"
"(￣ω￣;) Oh, Uncle Prison, don't get so worked up. My peach blossom luck is flourishing—who knows whether I'll have more Dao companions in the future?"
"Let's talk business first. Once we're done, uncle and nephew can have a proper talk."
Lin Heng could roughly guess why. Uncle Prison had not come along to serve as cheap labor for no reason. Maybe he even wanted to ask how to build a harem.
"Lady Ziyan, let's continue. Since you've uncovered so much, and I'm still safe and sound, does that mean the Female Emperor has tacitly approved it?"
"Has it occurred to you that I simply haven't had time to report it to the Female Emperor yet?"
"Uh... then what if you do report it? This isn't some grave crime. The Imperial Token was personally given by the Female Emperor herself, after all; she couldn't possibly just let it sit there as decoration. Besides, I was being hunted at the time."
"You need not worry. Based on my understanding of the Supreme One, she will most likely let your merits and faults offset each other. Of course, if you want to become the chief eunuch, that is not impossible either."
(〃＞皿＜) Damn! With perfectly good Dao companions waiting at home, who the hell wants to be the chief eunuch?
"Ahem! Miss Ziyan, allow me to ask something unrelated. Has your young lady been well lately?"
"My young lady? She... she is of course doing very well. Why are you asking?"
"To be honest, ever since I had that one encounter with your young lady, she has often lingered in my thoughts, and I think of her from time to time. There is a question buried