Bab 997: Before the Cold Answer

There were no clouds in the sky, only the manifold stars scattered about like sesame seeds, with no obvious law or pattern. No matter in which direction one looked, they seemed to be spread in a smooth and well-proportioned manner.

Chen Changsheng stood by a window, looking up at the starry sky that truly did seem closer than the ground, as he recounted his earlier conversations.

Luoluo stood beside him, her left hand habitually grasping his sleeve. Her head tilted in thought, she said, "So just meet him then."

Chen Changsheng glanced at her and said, "This matter must be done secretly. Your mother must be kept unaware."

The Shi clan leader had already noted the likely area of the White Emperor's secluded cultivation on a map and given it to him.

If he wanted to go there, he needed to use a secret path in the Imperial Palace.

In his view, even though Luoluo was the noble princess, she had no control over Madam Mu's deliberate suppression of the Imperial City.