Song Yaoyao thought it over. She did not seem to know any young woman named Manzhi.
"Miss Manzhi? Do I know someone by that name?"
Sister Cui laughed.
"Commandery Princess, important people really do forget so easily.
"Last time you came, you held Manzhi's hand and told fortunes all night.
"That girl hasn't been able to forget you!"
With that reminder, Song Yaoyao finally remembered.
She scratched her head sheepishly.
"I made all of that up.
"There was really nothing to do so late at night, so I roped them into having their fortunes told to pass the time."
"I never would have guessed you were so good at making girls happy, Commandery Princess."
Utterly embarrassed, Song Yaoyao could not help letting out a couple of awkward chuckles...
Next, Sister Cui told them about the officials at the Night Central Kingdom's court, including which officials had thrown their lot in with the Heavenly Phoenix Kingdom completely and which had only agreed to help with a few things...
Soon, dawn broke and the curfew ended. Song Yaoyao and the others took their leave of the Heavenly Dance Pavilion.
After waking from her catch-up sleep, Song Yaoyao took three solar-powered drones out of her storage space, then brought out the batch of weapons as well.
The emperor had specifically asked Song Yaoyao to carry these weapons with her in case of an emergency.
Now that they had that plan, the weapons would come in handy.
When night fell, Sister Cui arrived with more than a dozen subordinates.
More than a dozen people suddenly leaped into the courtyard, startling Song Yaoyao and the others.
Only after taking a closer look did they realize it was Sister Cui and his men.
This was Song Yaoyao's first time seeing Sister Cui without makeup. His features