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“You actually made a move yourself. You truly are interfering in mortal struggles for power.” High in the night sky, Jiuyou’s lips curled into a playful smile as she gazed at the blind woman. “Isn’t that a little… out of character for you?”
The blind woman remained indifferent. “Perhaps the real question is why you walk around all day with that ridiculous smirk. Now, that seems more like a problem to me.”
Jiuyou’s smile widened. “Because I was waiting for you. You were always the target.”
“Well, Cui Yuanyang is not me. And before her, Zhao Changhe wasn’t me either. Yet you grinned just as foolishly, like some lovestruck courtesan from the Joyful Red Pavilion[1].”
Jiuyou blinked, momentarily caught off guard. It was not often that the blind woman made such remarks.
Then, after a beat, she laughed again. “If even you are making comments like this, why shouldn’t I smile?”
“Because your smile is hollow. Or to put it bluntly, it’s a courtesan’s seductive smile—false and idiotic,” the blind woman stated matter-of-factly. “I don’t care whether you smile...
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