Anji listened to her brother rant. Mingshen barely rambled unless he was extremely stressed. He had a habit of thinking aloud whenever he was overwhelmed with Anji as a listening ear. Like before, she remained silent by his side. But this time she kept the comments to herself. If Mingshen knew Song Min truly was a ghost, he would probably lose it even more.
"Brother Mingshen," she gently interrupted him before he could spiral endlessly. "I think he's lying."
Breaking away from his monologue, Mingshen looked at his younger sister in surprise.
"Even you think so?"
Anji nodded. Calmly, she explained what she knew about the palace situation before she was kidnapped. Silently, Mingshen heard her out. Although he had no opportunity to meet royalty in person, he knew from Hong Nian Niang's testimony about their characters.
"You said your shifu has left the mountain," Mingshen commented. "Many of the elders had also left it to join the final phase of this war. Who is left at your sect?"
