"Is that so?"
At those words, Jiang Zhizhou smiled again. "But I have still won, because this time, I came not for the Gu Insect, but for you."
Gao Zhanqi narrowed his eyes. "I am nothing but a cripple. What makes me worth mobilizing such forces?"
Jiang Zhizhou shook his head. "Not so. How could someone capable of raising Gu Insects be called ordinary?"
"Although the mother Gu Insect is not on your person, you must have a way to suppress it. You simply have never told anyone."
Jiang Zhizhou's words secretly startled Gao Zhanqi.
Who exactly was this man?
Why did he understand Gu Insects so deeply?
Could the man before him also practice the same art?
Yet Jiang Zhizhou's scent was clean, entirely different from Gao Zhanqi's own.
If he was not a fellow practitioner, why did he know so much?
Seeing the fleeting change in Gao Zhanqi's expression, Jiang Zhizhou knew what was passing through his mind.
He did not say so, however, but took Gao Zhanqi to the top of a tall building.
Gao Zhanqi looked down. The longer he studied the terraces, pavilions, and towers amid the flickering lights, the more familiar they seemed.
After a moment's thought, he exclaimed in shock, "Isn't this the..."
Jiang Zhizhou smiled again. "What a keen eye. It seems you are indeed very familiar with the lay of this place."
Gao Zhanqi did not deny it.
"To admire the beautiful scenery of the Prime Minister's Residence from such an unobstructed vantage point is one of life's great pleasures."
Jiang Zhizhou sighed appreciatively.
"Danger lurks everywhere here. Aren't you afraid someone will notice us?"
"Don't you find the scenery here exquisite?"
Rather than answer Gao Zhanqi's question, Jiang Zhizhou pointed at the beautiful grounds below. "Take a guess. What is