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Xu Chuo gave a faint sigh. "When I heard about you, I was told you were an orphan from deep in the mountains, with no one to depend on, coming to the Divine Capital to seek my protection. I thought that, sharing the same enemies and the same path, we could naturally entrust our lives to each other. You were coming to the Divine Capital all alone, and I would be your only support."
"Who knew a journey would give you so many friends bound to you by life and death?" Xu Chuo raised her eyes to him. "Now I'm the outsider."
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Pei Ye pressed his lips together, thinking, You knew about me beforehand, but I didn't know about you. That was all your own wishful thinking. My friends and I have faced life and death together and fought enemies side by side, whereas you and I have only just met. My gratitude is sincere, but it's inevitable that our friendship isn't deep.
Of course, he did not say this aloud, merely putting on an embarrassed look.
"We can chat later." Xu Chuo did not seem to mind either. She finished the last of her tea. "There's been progress on the Wilderness People's attempt to assassinate you."
Chapter 457: The Imperial College
Pei Ye knitted his brows and sat up straight.
He clearly remembered Xu Chuo telling him at their first meeting that the force driving this incident was the King of Yan’s Residence.
"Prince Yan's roots run deep and wide in the Divine Capital. When I found that this spearhead was pointed at you far too resolutely, I knew the power of the King of Yan’s Residence had to be behind it." Xu Chuo washed the tea utensils and raised a hand slightly, indicating that he should