Su Xinghe fell silent.
He had his suspicions about the attack that night.
But he had never expected it to end like this.
Coupled with the person backing that old bastard, the logic more or less came full circle.
Of course, he could not believe everything the other side said.
Still, what had been revealed inevitably made him think of the Crown Prince.
The Blood Refining Branch, Empress Xiao...
Then let those two groups fight it out first.
It would conveniently give him some time to develop in the Outer Battlefield.
"The Princess... she was thoughtful!"
"What are you saying, worthy nephew? We're all on the same side."
Cao De laughed heartily.
He took three Treasure Notes from his robe and gently placed them on the table.
"This is a small token from the Cao Family, to congratulate you on breaking through to Grandmaster."
Thirty thousand Treasure Notes—this was sincerity deliberately delivered by the other side.
It was clear that the Cao Family wanted to win him over.
He did not decline.
There was no need to fuss with the underlings.
Even if he wanted to vent his anger, he would have to seek out that Princess herself.
Another ten days passed in the blink of an eye.
The small courtyard on Prefecture Front Street.
A wisp of pale blue light emerged from Su Xinghe's palm, winding around his fingertips like a ribbon.
With a flick of his index finger, he sent the wisp flying.
With a crack, the icicle hanging beneath the eaves snapped in response. The pale blue light did not vanish. It circled the courtyard once before returning to his hand.
"Diligence Makes Up for Dullness—one hundred practices a day."
"Unnamed Secret Art 25", Experience +1
A notification surfaced in his mind.
This was