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Long Yichen brought Duge into a room and gestured for him to sit down, "Nobody is around, now we can talk, right?"
"I've come for these." Duge stretched out a hand towards the yellow talismans on the beam overhead, asserting confidently.
Long Yichen's pupils shrank slightly, "Who sent you?"
Duge chuckled and removed the cloth covering his face, making a mouth gesture at Long Yichen, resembling the character for 'Su', yet also similar to 'Lu'.
As for who it really was, let him guess!
Having only read books for a few days, how could Duge possibly know the power distribution in this world? Could he really expect a village child to know the royal secrets?
Even Tie Tou's father's recognition of the Emperor was only to the extent of his golden hoe used in the fields...
Long Yichen was shaken, about to blurt out a name, when Duge timely placed his hand to his lips, shaking his head at him, "Must not say, must not say."
