"This..." Xiao Ming hesitated for a moment, unable to wrap his head around it.
"Heh, if you can't even accept that, how do you have the nerve to claim your feelings are sincere? She was willing to give herself up and endure suffering for you, but now you think she's tainted, so you don't love her anymore, is that it?"
The Saint Remnant Soul could have guessed Xiao Ming's next answer with his feet.
"No! As long as it's her, I can accept anything. Even our children can take her surname! But do I still have a chance?"
Xiao Ming had charged straight toward the Imperial Palace precisely because he thought there was no hope, and he might as well stake his life on one last attempt.
The Saint Remnant Soul had already guessed Xiao Ming would say that. All Xiao Ming needed now was hope-a pie in the sky.
And painting pies in the sky was the Saint Remnant Soul's specialty.
"If that's what you want, I can show you a clear path to winning the Chu Lineage girl!"
"Master, please tell me! How am I supposed to live without her?"
That remark nearly made the Saint Remnant Soul choke.
As someone who had once reached the Saint Realm, he had weathered great winds and waves, but this was his first time seeing such a shameless lapdog.
Still, it was within the bounds of what he could stomach.
The Saint Remnant Soul said, "You can enter government service. With your abilities and my help, you'll achieve some modest success within three to five years. Spend another decade or so working your way up, and you might become a powerful minister. Then you can strip that dog of an emperor of his authority, and everything will be yours! Naturally, the