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"Within our Haoran Academy, there are indeed some minor techniques that can extract the information from this person's mind. If the disappearance of the monk is truly unrelated to Prince Ming, I, as an old man, will personally apologize to His Majesty and Prince Ming."
"I, Jiu Ru, must make it clear in advance that this action might bring some trouble to the Daoist, and even if you refuse today, I, Jiu Ru, will still acknowledge you as a friend."
Jiu Ru blurted out everything on his mind like a machine gun, then stopped looking at Yi Chen and proceeded to down three cups of drink in succession.
It was evident that begging others was something he had never done before.
He also harbored some embarrassment; just yesterday, he had resolutely stated that he did not want Yi Chen to confront Prince Ming directly, but today, he was ready to have him stir up trouble right under the Emperor's nose.
