The palace could not lie to Ren Xiaosu, so gratitude tokens came with every sincere gratitude. If it wasn't sincere, he wouldn't receive any tokens.
No matter how earnest and sincere Zong Cheng behaved, Ren Xiaosu did not believe him. Even without the palace, Ren Xiaosu would still not have believed him. Otherwise, he would have lived a wasted life for the past 17 years.
Zong Cheng did not stay around for longer. Ren Xiaosu did not know what this guy was up to. He just smiled and answered whatever he said.
Yan Liuyuan watched as Ren Xiaosu clasped hands with Zong Cheng. All there was left to do was to take vows to become blood brothers with the other party.
After Zong Cheng finally left, Ren Xiaosu heaved a sigh of relief. "It's really difficult dealing with these people from the strongholds. We all know that we're just putting on an act, yet we still have to go along with it and cooperate with each other."