In the capital, within a secluded narrow alley.
The doors and windows were tightly shut, while light snow drifted outside.
The middle-aged man sitting behind the table had a pair of eyes as sinister as those of an eagle.
The Hidden Guard knelt before him, reporting.
"After Lixiang was expelled from the mansion by the Princess, that night, Bai Xilie sent someone to take Lixiang's life, probably to vent for the little princess."
The man squinted his eyes, revealing a horrifying scar across his brow bone.
He chuckled darkly, "Bai Xilie, that brutish tyrant, really is protective of his daughter."
As if recalling unpleasant memories, the smile on his face made the fleshy scar even more ferocious.
The Hidden Guard said, "Master, Second Aunt's secret letter states that the little princess seems extremely perceptive and suspects she discovered their identities, hence decisively driving Lixiang away."
