"Shangguan Hao was going to marry Xi'er?" Su Mo's face darkened as he pondered inwardly.
Was this marriage Xi'er's own choice? Or had Di Shi forcibly betrothed Xi'er to Shangguan Hao?
Su Mo did not know. He had wanted to glean more information from their conversation, but those people had already moved on to other topics.
Huff!
Su Mo sighed. As long as he could infiltrate Emperor Xuan Palace, he should be able to learn the truth.
If Xi'er had willingly chosen to marry Shangguan Hao, then there was nothing he could demand. He would leave at once, and there would never again be any connection between them.
But if it was not Xi'er's choice, if Di Shi had forced her hand, then no matter what, Su Mo would stop it.
The pressure in Su Mo's heart surged. His strength was far too low now. If Shangguan Hao emerged from seclusion soon and advanced into the Martial Emperor Realm, he would have no ability whatsoever to stop him.
Just then, two young figures strode into the tavern's main hall.
They were a man and a woman, both appearing to be in their twenties. The man wore black, while the woman wore a purple velvet dress. Their features bore a three-part resemblance, making them seem like brother and sister.
The moment Su Mo saw them, his eyes lit up, because they were Emperor Xuan Palace disciples!
Su Mo had recognized their identities because blue jade pendants hung at both their waists. He was exceedingly familiar with such pendants, for Xi'er had once carried an identical one.
Su Mo had examined Xi'er's jade pendant before. The character "Xuan" was engraved upon it.
If Su Mo's guess was correct, these jade pendants were the Identity Jade Tokens of Emperor Xuan Palace disciples.
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