"Your Highness, as a prince, you wouldn't defect to the enemy, would you? I'm a little frightened."
On his wedding night, Mu Jiu had seen this jade pendant on the chief of the Nine Dragons Stronghold. He carried it everywhere, never letting it leave his side, and it seemed very important to him.
Such a refined object on a bandit chief had caught Mu Jiu's attention, and he had committed its appearance to memory.
Seeing an identical pendant on Xie Huizhou had frightened Mu Jiu into thinking he had walked straight into a trap. If not for their relationship as sovereign and subject, he would already have taken his men and fled through the window.
"It's only a gift from an old acquaintance in the capital. I haven't looked at it closely yet. Why? Does it look like the one the chief of the Nine Dragons Stronghold has?"
Xie Huizhou rubbed the jade pendant thoughtfully. Could Fang Yuanke have private ties with the people here? Did he anticipate that I would come here and make arrangements for me in advance? Given how cautious he is, that would make sense.
Was this belated brotherly affection?
I love it.
"You could say they're identical. One look tells you they came from the same jade carver." Mu Jiu took the pendant and weighed it in his hand, praising its exquisite craftsmanship. "I'm absolutely certain they're the same."
Mu Jiu had an extraordinary memory. There was no possibility of his mistaking it; even the weight of the jade pendant was identical.
Xie Huizhou held the pendant and examined it for a long while, and a new idea came to him.
"In that case, we can use it to sound out their attitude."
Xie Huizhou had no intention of confronting them head-on. He had a