Heaven Dou City, Crown Prince's Residence, study.
After seeing Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan off, Xue Qinghe returned to his study.
He sat before his desk, spread out a blank sheet of letter paper, and prepared to report the events of the past few days to Qian Renxue.
After writing down everything that had happened, he found Snake Lance, who had recovered from his injuries.
Xue Qinghe respectfully said, "Elder Snake Lance, I'll have to trouble you to make another trip to Spirit City and deliver this letter to the young mistress."
Snake Lance opened his mouth, then let out a soft sigh before walking out like a man resigned to his fate.
Xue Qinghe felt slightly puzzled. He did not understand why Elder Snake Lance's expression had become so complicated over something as simple as delivering a letter.
Elsewhere, after sending off the clingy snake woman, Su Yu called for Pufferfish and headed to his cultivation grounds.
Rather than a training room, it was more like a small library.
Unlike an ordinary library, every book here was made of brass, engraved with the empire's laws, sect regulations, academy rules, and family precepts.
Qian Renxue had spent a fortune specifically creating this mimicry cultivation environment for him.
Unfortunately, from Su Yu's experience, mimicry cultivation had produced an almost negligible improvement for him.
However, while assisting Snake Lance in capturing the assassin just now, Su Yu had come up with a new idea.
Pufferfish looked around, then asked curiously, "What are you trying to do?"
Su Yu said, "I have an idea. If it proves true, my cultivation speed should increase somewhat."
Pufferfish became interested upon hearing that. "How will you test it?"
With a thought, Su Yu summoned the Brass Book into his hand.
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