The Grand Preceptor smiled but did not answer.
Mu Yuanzhi and Gu Rongjin exchanged a look, both deciding not to dwell on the subject any further. Everyone had their own choices and convictions; she was in no position to say anything. As for the grudges and grievances with her foster father, they were finally coming to an end. He had already lost the things that mattered most to him.
Stepping out of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau, Mu Yuanzhi gazed at the empty streets of the Capital at night. This place no longer felt heavy enough to suffocate her. She could live here in freedom now.
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