The Third High Master's disciple quickly surfaced in his mind. According to the memories he had read through, she could be said to be Nero's oldest acquaintance because they had known since they were back in the Western Earth Kingdom. Though since then she had not seen nor heard from Nero and she also wasn't aware that the latter had participated in the alchemy contest, she was still the closest to an acquaintance they could lay their hands on at the moment. There was only one problem…
"Your Majesty," Tan Lian spoke up after a moment of deep contemplation. "We do have another acquaintance of his. Only that the person in question is Lord Jiao's newest and most beloved disciple."
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"Brother Jiao?" The Emperor's voice showed his surprise at hearing this. But Tan Lian quickly spoke up to clear the air.
