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Chapter 103 - Chapter 103: What Really Happened Three Years Ago

Soon, they reached a secluded willow grove nestled deep within the palace grounds. A small pavilion stood quietly at its center, guarded by twenty soldiers. As soon as they spotted the emperor, they all bowed.

"Greetings to Your Majesty. May you live ten thousand years!"

"You may rise," Xiang Long Wei said calmly.

One guard quickly opened the gate, while another pushed the pavilion door open. Inside, Xiang Long Wei walked steadily toward the main hall. Three guards stood at its entrance, their expressions solemn. Eunuch Zhao stepped forward and opened the door.

A biting chill met them.

In the center of the hall was a Frozen Jade Pool—Its water flowed from a narrow underground spring, winding through layers of shadowed rock. Icy and clear, it remained just above freezing—even in the peak of summer.

No steam rose from the water. No warmth lingered in the air—only a biting chill that seemed to seep into the bones. A simple couch beside the pool.

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