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"Fallen into the trap?"
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Inside the Imperial Academy Mansion, Zhou Li was sitting with his legs crossed, watching an old scholar pour liquor into a teapot as he spoke,
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"Why have you switched to drinking liquor? Did Aunt Liu go back to her mother's house?"
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"Always so many questions."
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After giving Zhou Li a sidelong glance and contentedly sipping the liquor, the old scholar slowly said, "The soul pearl of Wang Tu flickered just now. If I'm not mistaken, Gui Daozi must have made his move."
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"I'm on it."
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Guo Lingyun, grasping his steel blade, abruptly stood up, ready to push the door and leave when the old scholar called him back.
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"Ah—Don't rush, lad. What's the hurry? Wang Tu won't get hurt since he carries my seal."
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With a casual wave of his hand, the old scholar got Guo Lingyun to obediently sit back down.
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