Huan Nu did not need Qian Nu to remind him; Gu Shenwei had already thought it through carefully.
Xue Niang dared to scheme within Golden Peng Fortress, so what she sought was bound to be something immense. She very likely had a solid backer behind her as well. Gu Shenwei felt he ought to join forces with her, perhaps even reveal the truth about himself.
He had considered every possibility, but in the end decided to abandon the plan. The reason was simple: the gap in strength between them was far too wide. Revealing the truth would only give Xue Niang another handle with which to control him, and gain him nothing else.
He was only fifteen, his martial arts ordinary, yet he wanted to wipe out the entire Shangguan clan. Who would join forces with him?
Once he lost his value, Xue Niang would certainly kill him to silence him.
But he had no choice for now, and he also desperately wanted to learn the secret of the Six Kill Hall's wooden saber. Perhaps it was Golden Peng Fortress's secret martial manual, or perhaps a vast treasure. Whatever the case, it might prove immensely useful for his revenge.
This would be a game played while walking a tightrope. Whether he advanced or retreated, one wrong step would mean total defeat.
The next afternoon, Huan Nu was finally sent into the Inner Residence. But the people escorting him were not Xue Niang, but two middle-aged servant women he did not know.
The two servant women kept sizing him up along the way, making him extremely uncomfortable. When he was finally placed alone in a small hall, he could not help letting out a long breath.
Golden Peng Fortress had many gates and courtyards, but only the main gate of the