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The Jade-Washing Fairy was still somewhat puzzled. Wasn't the emperor of the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty a usurper? Why did everyone call him a wise ruler?

She soon figured it out. These people probably didn't dare speak freely, or perhaps her questions were too blunt for her to learn the truth.

So she came to the Ministry of Sect Affairs office to find some higher-ranking sect cultivators who dared to speak the truth, and ask about Li Xian's background while she was at it.

And, as luck would have it, one had just appeared before her.

In the Jade-Washing Fairy's eyes, since this man was Jun Zhantian's friend, he probably wouldn't fear the emperor.

But this was a public place with plenty of people around. Presumably, even Jun Zhantian's friend wouldn't dare speak honestly here, so the Jade-Washing Fairy took the initiative to invite Li Chen to a teahouse for a chat.

This surprised Li Chen. He had still been wondering how to find an excuse to ask this gorgeous beauty out, yet she had turned out to be quite proactive.

Faced with the Jade-Washing Fairy's invitation, Li Chen didn't refuse. He accepted.

This was a scene none of the people around them could understand. Did those two actually know each other?

The staff member who had just attended to Li Chen, in particular, could hardly believe his eyes.

That was all it took? Plenty of people had approached her just now, only to scurry off with their tails between their legs before they could even speak.

Soon, however, he understood. From the look in the Jade-Washing Fairy's eyes, she seemed to regard Li Chen as a junior. Perhaps their sects really did have some connection.

What he didn't know was that Li Chen certainly didn't regard the Jade-Washing Fairy as