The Back Garden.
Walking with his hands behind his back, the Second Seat suddenly stopped and raised an eyebrow. "On their way back to the Heavenly Capital, Guo An and Zhang Fangyi were spotted by agents of the Northern Town Security Bureau. They were surrounded and attacked in an attempt to capture them. Zhang Fangyi escaped, while Guo An died on the road... I already had people verify this. How could it be false?"
The Fifth Seat, Cloud Clear, wore a loose, plain white Taiji Robe. She looked ethereally beautiful, yet could not conceal her innate allure. Her waist was slender, her figure well proportioned. The plain fabric draped lightly around her curves, accentuating her full, rounded upper body. Her robe's collar lay slightly open, offering glimpses of her collarbones and her snowy, delicate skin.
Her hands folded before her, her bearing dignified and her eyes calm, she said, "Second Brother, what you verified was true, and the information I obtained was also correct. There were merely some discrepancies in the full account. When Guo An was being arrested, he resisted desperately and was gravely injured by the Town Security Bureau's agents. Everyone thought he was dead, but the bureau's medical practitioners actually revived him. The bureau discovered that he had close connections with Chaos, so they decided to conceal his survival, announcing only that he had succumbed to his injuries long ago...!"
"I have countless friends in the various court offices, but not a single one in Fulong Pavilion...!" The Second Seat shook his head lightly. "Everyone there is stubborn to the bone. Even throwing Star Source at them won't buy you a close friend. If Guo An truly isn't dead and is being held in the Northern Town Security Bureau, then this is indeed troublesome."
He pondered briefly,