Not long after they left, Song Wanning made an excuse to part ways with Zhang Shuning. She still had to rendezvous with her clone and couldn't bring Zhang Shuning along.
Zhang Shuning didn't ask any questions and left on her own.
Her mind was now consumed with how she would report the incident to her master, and what her master's reaction would be once she found out.
'To be honest, she wasn't confident at all. After all, Jiang Cen was the Grand Master's own daughter, doted on since she was a child, and had never suffered the slightest grievance.'
'Her master held the Grand Master in the highest esteem. And besides, I didn't die. Would my master really choose to just smooth things over?'
Zhang Shuning fell silent. Her once bright, beautiful eyes clouded over with a complex emotion, and a bitter smile touched her lips.
'Her master can only endure it when she herself is bullied. I shouldn't be so naive.'
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