"On the contrary, they're even more popular. It's a classic style!"
"Really?" Li Zi felt that something wasn't quite right.
Tang Wen doubled down on his bullshitting. "Back then, child mortality rates were high. An experienced wife was a guarantee that your children would live."
Li Zi blinked, thinking for a moment. "The Eldest Young Master's wife, Lin Shi… I don't think she's had any children, has she?"
"What's all this nonsense?" Tang Wen deflected, turning it back on her. "I asked you to investigate Lin Shi's background and see if she's connected to Ah Shui and her mother."
Seeing Li Zi's face flush red, he knew his bluff had worked.
"So, the trail went cold at an Extraordinary?"
"Mmm," Li Zi nodded and continued her report. "Liu Bing. Zhao Zhe personally promoted him from the rank of Martial Artist. His aptitude is average at best, though. He barely managed to break through to the Extraordinary realm after taking the Marrow Protection Potion three times."
