Once her emotions had somewhat leveled out, she took out a life-saving token glowing with a golden hue from the hidden compartment in her wardrobe, gently cleaning it.
Her legitimate granddaughter was a master of martial arts and unparalleled in intelligence. Once she returned to the Duke of Zhen's house, she was bound to provoke the displeasure of the Empress.
The life-saving token, passed down for a thousand years since the time of the Grand Ancestor, was time to be returned.
If the Empress were relentless, even the life-saving token couldn't save her little granddaughter's life.
The Duke of Zhen's operations of many years, their covert lines spread across the Seven Kingdoms, were not just for show. They were willing to risk it all, to the extent of bringing destruction to both sides.
The hand of the elderly man cleaning the life-saving token trembled slightly, but his clouded eyes held unwavering determination.
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