Hu Xiaotian said, "Exactly. A servant doesn't even own his own life. What else could he possibly call his own?"
Murong Zhan said, "Please return, Your Highness. It is far too filthy and cluttered here. If you wish to visit, you should wait until the cleanup is finished."
Hu Xiaotian said, "Commander Murong is actually showing me the door. For a moment, I almost thought this place belonged to you."
Murong Zhan frowned. Though he had no desire to talk further with Hu Xiaotian, he truly had no authority to order him out. After all, the Library Pavilion was not under his jurisdiction.
Looking around the room, Hu Xiaotian said, "Seeing his belongings brings him to mind. I can't help feeling emotional. Eunuch Li's original surname was actually Mu. His original name was Mu Yuming, and he was Monk Unenlightened's brother by blood."
Murong Zhan found these remarks terribly abrupt, yet he vaguely sensed that Hu Xiaotian had some deeper purpose. The fellow would not say such things for no reason, so he did not interrupt him.
Hu Xiaotian said, "Actually, much of what I know about you came from Granny Shadow of the Five Immortals Cult."
Murong Zhan's gray-white eyes fixed unblinkingly on Hu Xiaotian. He realized that the fellow was speaking about his origins. Hu Xiaotian had already revealed some little-known details of his past, and Murong Zhan was beginning to believe that he might indeed know the truth of his birth. If all those secrets had come from Granny Shadow of the Five Immortals Cult, did that not mean she had some profound connection to him? Murong Zhan wanted to ask, but could not bring himself to speak.
Hu Xiaotian said, "You knew her, didn't you? She even opposed your union with Su Yujin back then."
Murong