Li Kuanglan said, “Of course not.”

Ji Tianqing sized her up from head to toe, then left to right, but was rather disappointed to find nothing unnatural in her demeanor.

Clasping her hands behind her back, Li Kuanglan broke into a laugh. “You think you can throw my mind into disarray with just that?”

Ji Tianqing shook her head. “In terms of swordsmanship, you can be counted among true experts. It’d be disappointing if you lose your composure just because of this. But I heard Empress Li and Eunuch Liu are secretly scheming something, the latter even arrived personally in the neutral lands. Does that have anything to do with you?”

Ji Tianqing gazed at Li Kuanglan with narrowed eyes, her eyes as gentle as they were sharp.

Li Kuanglan laughed indifferently. “Why not ask Eunuch Liu directly if you want to know? He left not long ago, you’ll still make it if you chase after him. He didn’t keep this journey a secret, don’t tell me you didn’t know he was here.”

Ji Tianqing smiled. “How can I reach a high character like Eunuch...