Besides, the Jinyi Guard's Spirit Binder Xingzi have close access to officials of all ranks. There's no need for seduction or anything like that.
Judging by the various porcelain ornaments in the room, the previous prefect must have been an incredibly extravagant person.
'This last prefect was definitely no saint,' he thought. 'It was probably a case of dog-eat-dog.'
Seeing that Lu Yuan was about to question her further, Xiaoqian fell into deep thought for a good while.
Lu Yuan didn't press for an answer. It was better to let Xiaoqian think it through on her own.
「After a long while.」
Xiaoqian suddenly spoke. "I... I... I don't know his name. I only know he's an official."
Xiaoqian wasn't lying. Her adoptive father had never told her much of anything.
Xiaoqian didn't even know her adoptive father's name, only what he looked like.
