"Miss Qi!"
Hong Ming greeted her first.
By now, he knew the relationship between Qi Yu'er and Qi Ruhai.
They were not father and daughter by birth, as he had thought. Strictly speaking, Qi Yu'er was Qi Ruhai's adopted daughter.
"Looks like you're planning to go to the River Office?" Qi Yu'er said, looking at Hong Ming.
It was phrased as a question, but her tone sounded certain.
Hong Ming nodded, confirming it.
Then he said, "Miss Qi, I don't have the Ice Soul Cold Pearl on me right now. If you want it, would you come back to my quarters with me?"
"All right." Qi Yu'er had no objection.
The two headed to his quarters without further conversation.
Once he had retrieved the Ice Soul Cold Pearl, Qi Yu'er spoke as though in passing. "The Jiang Family isn't like the Huang Family. Of the Huang brothers, Huang Yujing serves as an outer sect elder of the Vast Sea Sect, while Huang Yucheng stayed in Clear River City to expand the family estate. The Jiang Family has only Jiang Yingfeng struggling to hold it up. Without his eldest daughter's help, I'm afraid the Wu Family would have pushed them out of the four great families."
"The Jiang Family's eldest daughter is at the River Office too?" Hong Ming suspected Qi Yu'er had noticed something, but he showed nothing as he asked.
Qi Yu'er nodded. "Jiang Yingfeng has no sons, only two daughters. His youngest, Jiang Yuru, was a worthless good-for-nothing, but his eldest is another matter. She has Superior Aptitude and joined the River Office early. By now, she has likely reached the True Qi Realm."
"Jiang Yingfeng originally wanted Jiang Xuan to win this Commander candidacy, then use his connections to send Jiang Yuru to the River Office, whether