Li Xizhou stepped out of the main gate, lowering his head to brush the dust off his robes.
"You misunderstood."
"Hmm?"
"I approached Yang Yi Tower for inquiries, hoping they could offer some advice on the matter, not to ask about those who were in the know back then." Li Xizhou said, "Twenty-three years ago, the twelve device masters from Yang Yi Tower who entered the palace were incorporated into the General Works Department. After Wei Qingju's death and the severe purge that followed, not one of them survived; Zai Haidong, the Great Weapon Master, was the first to die."
"..."
