"…What?"
Li Feng's expression froze completely.
His eyes widened in genuine shock as Eunuch Peng's words sank in.
The revelation hit him like a thunderbolt.
"But that… is impossible."
He rubbed his mouth with the back of his hand and murmured, his voice low and filled with disbelief.
All this time, he had been certain that Fen Ziyan had rushed back to the imperial capital to be by her mother's side.
After all, he had clearly received her letter, and even Mu Qingyao had confirmed that Fen Ziyan had left the sect to deliver the message from her mother.
'…Could it be some sort of ploy to confuse me? No… that isn't possible. Even if Mu Qingyao lied, it shouldn't be possible for anyone else to place Fen Ziyan's personal letter inside my residence. Plus, only Fen Ziyan knows the exact instructions I gave her…'
'Or… was she forced to write the letter? No, that's even less likely with her unyielding and fiery temper…'
