"Find the person who counters you, and seek the thing that complements you." The White-eyed Girl had faced Shen Tang the whole time, her voice carrying a persuasive force. She spoke earnestly. "This commoner knows she cannot earn the Sovereign's trust, but this matter is of great importance. I implore the Sovereign to consider it carefully."
The White-eyed Girl's grandfather couldn't help chiming in.
"The Sovereign would be wise to believe her."
There really was something uncanny about his apprentice.
Shen Tang continued asking, "Where is the person who counters me? And where is the thing that complements me? Since you can say all this, I assume you're not making it up. After all, the price for deceiving the ruler of a country is more than the likes of you can afford. Be careful, or you might get buried alive."
The White-eyed Girl wasn't frightened by her words.
There was no Killing Intent in Shen Tang's voice; if anything, she sounded amused, like a big sister teasing a child next door. The White-eyed Girl said, "This commoner's cultivation is shallow, so she can't see much. But she can say for certain that there are at least ten people who counter you, and the thing that complements you is already close by."
At those words, Shen Tang fell silent.
Not because the White-eyed Girl was talking nonsense, but because what she said was actually rather accurate. The Way of the Scholar practiced by Qi Yuanliang and the others was no secret within their circle, but was an extremely confidential matter outside it. There was no way this pair of grandfather and granddaughter could know about it. Hadn't Shen Tang been countered by them all these years? Xun Zhen in particular had thoroughly stifled her luck with money. Yet she couldn't do