In the courtyard, Thea looked at James.

James said in frustration, “I really don’t know what happened.”

Thea asked, “What does Floret Palace have to do with anything?”

James narrated the events that unfolded in the ancient martial world to her.

Upon hearing this, Thea furrowed her eyebrows.

“What is Maxine up to? Why did she harm an innocent man for no reason and direct him to you?”

James gestured and said, “How would I know? In any case, we shouldn’t pay any heed to her. Come, let m