"Hahaha, Duchess, you truly have eyes like blazing torches."
"Besides those two matters, I did indeed come today with another request for your help."
As Xu Jiawei spoke, much of the smile faded from his face, replaced by a solemn expression.
Behind him, everyone exchanged glances at his words.
So there really was a hidden reason for His Majesty to bow and scrape like this.
But just what could it be?
Everyone instinctively pricked up their ears.
They wanted to hear the secret behind all this.
However.
Having brought everyone along, Xu Jiawei had never intended to hide anything.
He said gravely, "My martial soul is somewhat unusual. It detected an unusual aura erupting within Star Luo City.
"This aura was powerful and sacred, and felt utterly unfamiliar to me.
"Yet it also bore a faint resemblance to the White Tiger clan."
At this point, he hesitated, leaving the rest unsaid.
A guess was only a guess, after all. Until it was confirmed, there were things he simply could not say.
After all, how embarrassing would it be if he spoke up and was wrong?
More importantly, how offensive would that be?
The Duchess did not immediately answer Xu Jiawei.
Only after slowly taking her seat did she extend a hand in an inviting gesture.
A flicker of complicated emotion crossed Xu Jiawei's eyes, but he still slowly sat down in a chair.
Judging by their positions, he was clearly a notch below the Duchess.
Still, when he thought of that mysterious being, he could only endure it.
At that moment, the Duchess spoke as well. "Your Majesty's powers of perception truly surpass those of ordinary people.
"I must say, your senses were correct.
"Just now, an ancestor of our White Tiger clan descended here.
"That caused some unusual disturbances