The call ended.
Yet Zeng Anmin's brows remained tightly furrowed.
"What is it?" Seeing that Zeng Anmin was not speaking, the Princess found it rather strange.
"Something feels off."
Zeng Anmin slowly rose to his feet and walked over to the window. Looking outside, he reached out and brushed the orchid by the windowsill.
"Xiang Wangxian died before my spring examination, which was half a month ago."
A gleam of wisdom shone in Zeng Anmin's eyes. "To be precise, seventeen days ago."
"And Dean Shi just said that Ji Qing hasn't returned yet."
"In other words, Ji Qing is still... in the capital?!"
"Why is he still in the capital?"
Zeng Anmin raised his head to look at the Princess, an unfathomable light flickering in his gaze.
"This..."
The Princess's expression turned solemn as well.
"Perhaps he has other matters to attend to?"
A sharp glint flashed through Zeng Anmin's eyes.
"All these years, Ji Qing has been gathering children born on Ten Spiritual Days."
"That proves from another angle that he is improving his comprehension. In other words, he has not yet met the requirements to absorb the true meaning of the Xi Huang Diagram."
In fact, that much could be seen from the Heavenly Dao Alliance chat group, where no additional member had appeared.
But he had no intention of laying bare every one of his secrets to the Princess.
Although their relationship was now very intimate, and they could even be said to have privately pledged themselves to one another.
The sense of security the Princess gave Zeng Anmin was not particularly strong.
He could even tell the Empress the secrets he carried, yet at this moment, he did not dare reveal everything to the Princess.
"In other words, there is a great chance that he is