Capital City, in the study of Prince Chu Mansion.
Prince Chu wore a cold expression, taking the letter he had just read and burning it over the candle flame.
Sitting opposite Prince Chu was a middle-aged man with a goatee, dressed in a blue Daoist robe, exuding an aura of celestial detachment. His name was Yang Ling, a strategist for Prince Chu. He was also a classmate of Zheng Xilin, having studied together in the past. His intelligence and strategies were in no way inferior to Zheng Xilin. Prince Chu's maternal grandfather, Minister Li, had once favored him, which led him to assist Prince Chu. Additionally, Prince Chu himself was very outstanding, with ambitions for the realm, which appealed to Yang Ling.
