Wang Li of the East Shu Chamber of Commerce flushed with embarrassment. 'The gift is precious, fine. But why did he have to drag East Shu into it? Talk about getting caught in trouble out of nowhere.'
He covertly sized up the Crown Prince of Xi Yan. 'Are Xi Yan and the Lu Shu close?'
'If not, how could he possess Lu Shu elixirs? An entire bottle, no less!'
'I must report this to the Emperor when I return. The Lu Shu are a taboo subject in East Shu. While the rumors can't be fully trusted, they aren't entirely false either.'
The East Shu Imperial Family was indeed wary of the Lu Shu clan.
Old Prince Feng's eyes nearly went rigid with jealousy. He glared fiercely at the Xi Yan emissary, and thinking of how the man had only presented a statue, his disdain grew even stronger.
