In truth, she still held on to a sliver of hope.
She felt that Zhao Ci wouldn't necessarily be fooled by those crafty old veterans. After all, the Zhao Ci of today was no longer the weak and mediocre Prince he used to be.
'But... even if Zhao Ci does see through it.'
'Will he expose them?'
'Or will he just go along with the deception?'
'Would he offend all the officials of the Northern Three Prefectures just to keep his promise to me?'
She knew that a hidden ruin entrance was located within the Northern Three Prefectures, and many factions already had forces stationed there in secret. It was destined to become a fiercely contested territory in the future struggles between prefectures.
'Offending all these officials to the point of no return...'
'That's definitely not something Zhao Ci would want to see!'
'If he does decide to let it slide, what am I supposed to do?'
'I can't worry about it now!'
I just have to get to Qingyang County first.
