"As soon as Chi Ling finished speaking, she immediately covered her mouth, "You tricked me?"
"No, that was your own doing," Feng Lin said indifferently.
It seemed Chi Jinghong's worries were not unfounded.
Chi Ling never considered herself to be an underling of the Empress.
"I hope you won't tell the Empress," Chi Ling halted in her steps and spoke softly.
"My relationship with the Empress is better than yours."
Feng Lin looked ahead, stopping in front of a small inn.
"I wasn't lying, we both used to be royalty of the Jiuli Tribe, it's just that my bloodline is more noble."
Chi Ling came over and explained, "Our ancestor Chi You had eighty-one brothers, but only nine were born of the same mother, which is the origin of the name Jiu Li."
"Empress Chi Jinghong is a descendant of Li Ju, who is ranked second among the Jiuli, while Li Hentian is a scion of Li Po, who is ranked seventh."
