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The 'King' instantly held both of his hands up in a defensive position. In truth, he hadn't planned to engage in a hostile encounter at all. His goal was to be in friendly terms with Xian Ruo's infamous delegate who recently soared into fame after her contributions were relayed on from one person to another.

The Empire might not have heard the full story about this girl's achievements yet, but he, as a direct ruler of the land this girl was trying to contact, knew it well. This person's talent was also noted by his meticulous subordinate, Zheng Jianyu.

At first, Zheng Jianyu's relation to the Xian Ruo County was related to Xie Yongrui, who wished to have a trade route built to his land in order to better both sides. But now, every time Zheng Jianyu went to report to him about the ongoing situation, his mouth would be full of the name Xu Jiaqi when he discussed about Xian Ruo.