Bright firelight shone over the Inner Treasury, making the place glitter with jade and gold, all sorts of rare treasures casting out their own unique radiance.
Chen Jiusi and the old eunuch stood facing each other, both locking onto the other's qi, as if even the air itself had frozen solid at that moment.
Chen Jie sized up the old eunuch and said, "How long have you been here, Gonggong? Looking at you, life in the palace hasn't treated you very well."
Chen Jie grinned at the old eunuch. Seeing this, the old eunuch's face twisted into a cold, sinister smile as he said, "You little thief, no matter how bad the palace gets, it's still better than the Jianghu. What, couldn't survive out there, so you turned to stealing?"
Jie Wenyan said, "Gonggong, you're mistaken. I'm not a thief—I'm a robber."
"Is there a difference?"
