Intentions

"I wouldn't be mistaken. These really are two Spirit Artifacts."

"Two?"

"Yes, both of these sabers are Spirit Artifacts."

"This..." Li Yuzhen found it increasingly unbelievable.

She thought for a moment. "It seems the Imperial Son-in-Law has another identical saber."

"Three Spirit Artifacts..." Li Miaotan said mildly. "It seems we still do not know this Ninth Prince well enough."

"If they really are Spirit Artifacts..., then they probably were not gifts from the Emperor."

"Not necessarily."

"Prince Gan treats him exceedingly well. They may very well have been gifts from Prince Gan."

"That Prince Gan ranked fifteenth?"

"Yes. Prince Gan was also once a Spirit Guard. Not long after he returned, the Phoenix Nirvana Pill Your Highness gave the Imperial Son-in-Law was taken by Prince Gan and saved his life."

"The previous Devil Race assassination attempt?"

"It was Prince Gan they tried to assassinate. Prince Gan nearly died, but the Phoenix Nirvana Pill saved him."

"What about the Great Bright Heart Protecting Pill?"

"It was said that the Great Bright Heart Protecting Pill had not been refined in time."

"He was quite generous. It seems this Prince Gan is his weakness."

"...Yes." Li Yuzhen nodded lightly. "Aside from Miss Youlan, there is this Prince Gan."

Li Miaotan said mildly, "With these two weak points, his aloofness is merely an outer shell. His heart is still soft."

"Your Highness, I think the world has misunderstood the Imperial Son-in-Law."

"This again!" Li Miaotan waved her jade-like hand. "Cold on the outside and warm within, outwardly unrestrained but gentle and kind at heart—a rare good man?"

"The Imperial Son-in-Law truly is like that."

Li Miaotan said mildly, "So what? We are destined to be opponents."

"Your Highness, I do not think we must necessarily be opponents," Li Yuzhen hurriedly said.

Li Miaotan smiled