C950 I Have Nothing

The First Elder stroked his beard and spoke with a calm detachment, "If I'm not mistaken, Ling'er was manipulated right from the start. Jiuli Xiang's initial pursuit likely was an elaborate ruse, staged for Ling'er's benefit."

Qi Soong glanced at the First Elder and replied icily, "There's no need for you to point that out. I realized it as soon as that old codger Fei Ran showed up