What Huo Yuhao did not know was that, after she had been brought into the Crown Prince's Residence by Xue Qinghe, everyone's thoughts had turned in that direction. However, because Xue Qinghe usually presented himself as such a graceful gentleman, although everyone expressed doubts about him doing that sort of thing, none of them dismissed it outright.
But because Huo Yuhao had slipped out in disguise, those watching the movements at the Crown Prince's Residence had not seen Huo Yuhao leave, and Ning Fengzhi had not found Huo Yuhao at Salas's place either.
For a time, this made everyone's guesses about Huo Yuhao's whereabouts point toward Xue Qinghe. Moreover, aside from meeting Ning Fengzhi once and the news that he was meditating after gaining an insight into his cultivation, Xue Qinghe had never shown himself again. This instead confirmed the speculation those people had put forward earlier.
Of course, Dugu Bo's information had not traveled fast enough. The version circulating outside had already been updated: Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and that mysterious woman had spent the whole night "exchanging" insights at the Crown Prince's Residence, unable to part from one another and refusing to leave their rooms.
The vast majority of the various factions in Heaven Dou City believed this rumor. The ordinary townsfolk of Heaven Dou City did not care whether the gossip was true, only whether it was explosive enough to become a topic of conversation over tea and after meals.
As for sect leaders such as Ning Fengzhi of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, he believed that, since he had not found Huo Yuhao at Salas's place, she must still be at the Crown Prince's Residence. Combined with the information obtained by the spies hidden along the street earlier, there had already been something off about