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When Chu Zhiyuan left Mingwu Hall, dusk had already settled.
Outside the palace, the city lights were just beginning to illuminate.
Outside the palace gates, there was silence, with only faint sounds of the bustling avenue nearby.
Chu Zhiyuan glanced in the direction of the separate courtyard.
Weng Qifeng had not yet succeeded in pushing open the Great Grandmaster's door, still diligently cultivating.
Chu Zhiyuan took a quick look, concluding it would take him just a few more days.
He glanced towards Prince Qing Mansion.
Inside the Prince Mansion, Bai Ningshuang was leisurely playing the zither on the lake in the rear garden.
In a small pavilion over the lake, Chu Minghou and Chu Qingyan were engrossed in a game of chess.
In Wanqing Courtyard, Chu Yi and Li Suyue were sparring in martial arts, dancing like two butterflies, their movements graceful yet their techniques exquisite.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled.