Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu spent four hours alone, during which Qi Xuansu gradually shared all that had happened over the past months. Seeing that Zhang Yuelu was in high spirits, he took the opportunity to reveal the truth about Madam Qi’s identity.0

He knew that it was a risky move because if he ever had a fallout with Zhang Yuelu, these secrets could utterly destroy him. But he firmly believed that such a day would never come. If they were going to walk this path together, he could not hide these truths from her forever. Thus, after much consideration, Qi Xuansu decided to lay all his cards on the table.1

Since Qi Xuansu still did not fully understand what role Madam Qi played in the Qingping Society, he chose not to mention her affiliation with it. Instead, he explained that Madam Qi was actually Mogul Yao of the Seven Treasure Pavilion and the Earthly Preceptor’s seventh sister. He also explained that Madam Qi had once saved him from The Inn’s assassins and later adopted...0