I hunger for something else

"No, I don't get it," Xianwu pronounced. "You are someone's daughter and someone's wife too. Yet all of them are behind your life. Lady Donggu was also associated with Grand Empress Dowager that night." His explanation caused Jia Li to contemplate. 

"But I hope such a situation won't arise. Lady Donggu will not speak up because if she had to she would have done it long ago," Xianwu stated. 

"Hmm. Then, you should give it back to Lady Donggu," Jia Li asserted. 

"I will." 

"Fire didn't come to inform us till now," Jia Li said with a concerned look. "What do you think? Did he chase Eagle? I hope he didn't because you mentioned to him how strong he was," she stated. 

"They are in undercover and cannot meet us at any hour. It's like a spy has to stay away from the people's eyes. The spies that the Grand Empress Dowager holds never once got noticed. So, that's how spies work," Xianwu explained to her. 

"Oh."