Tie Li followed behind Xue Qinghe as they walked along a path through Heaven Dou Royal Academy. No guards accompanied Xue Qinghe.
If an uninformed outsider had come by, they might truly have been fooled.
"I should have come to see you earlier. I specially prepared some things for you, so I wasted a bit of time."
Xue Qinghe's voice was calming, naturally inspiring a degree of goodwill. What he handed Tie Li, however, truly surprised him.
It was a list recording the current locations of the Wind Thunder Sect's core disciples.
For someone rebuilding a sect, this gift was exceedingly precious.
To avoid revealing anything unusual, Tie Li forced down his excitement.
His disguise is better than yours. Speak as little as possible; just show some emotional reactions.
Xue Qinghe leisurely spoke of the relationship between Spirit Hall and the two great empires over the years, yet in the promises he made to Tie Li, he replaced the imperial family with himself.
Most of the time, Tie Li merely listened quietly from the side, occasionally answering Xue Qinghe's questions.
"If you encounter any problems, you can come find me."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Xue Qinghe did not believe that a first meeting could earn him the other party's unconditional trust. Tie Li's performance today had already been quite good.
Based on his past experience, once Tie Li came to him for help, or once he offered Tie Li some assistance, it would not be long before Tie Li expressed his allegiance.
But Tie Li did not see it that way. He wanted to avoid Xue Qinghe whenever possible. Even spending time with him today required extreme care, for fear that one wrong word might draw his attention.
Only after seeing Xue Qinghe off did Tie Li finally breathe a