Xu Quan: "..."
Seeing that he seemed to have something to say, Chu Yao patiently waited for him to gather his thoughts. Xu Quan had no choice but to take a deep breath and speak his mind. "I think the lord might not be able to endure it."
Chu Yao: "..."
Xu Quan said, "The lord seems a little... overprotective."
Actually, he could have left out the word "seems."
His lord was definitely overprotective.
Chu Yao's smile was much more sincere than before, and even his eyes rippled with a faint smile. He said, "To have earned the lord's regard is my good fortune. Still, this is ultimately my private matter. I'll talk things through with the lord..."
The lord wouldn't do anything that put him in a difficult position, either.
Chu Yao was confident of that.
"Is that all Wen Shi wanted to ask?"
Caught off guard when Chu Yao suddenly addressed him, Xu Quan tensed and said somewhat awkwardly, "That should... be all."
"You don't want to ask about the National Seal?"
Chu Yao tossed him a straight question.
Xu Quan nearly got bowled over by the question coming at him head-on. He stammered, "Well... it didn't seem appropriate to ask."
Truthfully, he had been itching with curiosity for a long time.
But he hadn't found a suitable opportunity to ask.
Ask too much, and he might seem suspicious.
Chu Yao, however, had no such qualms. He openly admitted, "Back when I was in Chu State, I suffered an unpleasant misfortune. It left my Literary Heart crippled and sent me wandering until I ended up in Xin Country. My Literary Heart has indeed been restored thanks to the lord. The lord holds a National Seal, a state treasure coveted by warlords and powerful families across the land!"
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