Perhaps it was not that he couldn't infiltrate the matters of that year, but rather that the opponent was too strong, their background too complicated. They were so powerful that he couldn't shake them, and their situation was so complex that his influence couldn't penetrate.
Act cautiously, yes, one should act cautiously.
Gu Youyou patted her forehead and sighed. This place was nothing like Qingshui Town or Taohua Village, nor like Lingnan. This was Beijing. Having been here for so long, she shouldn't always use modern thinking to consider the problems of the ancient times. If she didn't integrate herself, she indeed wouldn't even know how she'd die.
"Zijin, you're right," she wrapped her arms around his neck again and said, "I just can't wrap my head around it at the moment. After all, I've spent over twenty years there, and my personality has long been formed. But don't worry, I'm quick to learn, and I won't cause you any trouble."