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Of course it was obvious that Su Zhe was not who simply he claimed himself to be – anyone who had met the man could see that; the mysterious air that surrounded him was too thick to be anything but fabricated and was meant to draw notice – and if one had any political connection in the capital (which Nihuang of course did), it was all too easy to eventually learn that Su Zhe was really Mei Changsu, Chief of the most powerful alliance in jianghu. It was clear that the Crown Prince and Prince Yu, even the Emperor, had all accepted this identity and now, all were laying their pieces on the chess board. So why did Nihuang’s heart still tell her there were still so many layers of curtains to pull back from this Mei Changsu’s identity?