Ji Yan said coldly, "She looks brave, but she's actually incredibly timid. When she's scared, she likes to cower in a corner for a sense of security. On the day the Wei dancers performed, she stayed in a corner the whole time. This is her blood; she was injured."

His tone was certain, and when he said the last sentence, Ji Yan's expression became even more terrifying. The wind whipped up the ends of his hair, as if overturning all the calm.

Liang Heng was amazed by the tyrant's attention to detail, but was also very worried about Shen Jiao's injuries.

The torrential rain hadn't washed away the bloodstains, making it easy to imagine how serious Shen Jiao's injuries must have been.

Upon confirming that Shen Jiao was injured, the tyrant's last shred of reason completely collapsed. He waved his hand slightly towards the empty hand, and immediately a dark figure knelt down in front of him.

"Go, immediately send a message to Langya Pass, ordering Chen Bao and Zhou Hu to lead their troops out at once. I intend to attack Qibei Mountain."

The journey to Qibei Mountain was long and arduous, and Liang Heng was startled: "Your Majesty, are we no longer going to look for Sister Chen?"

Ji Yan's eyes darkened. "I'm afraid she's no longer in Shengcheng."

Once they leave Shengcheng, they will not stay in the Southern Frontier for long. The reason they did not kill Shen Jiao immediately is to keep her as a hostage.

That group's ultimate target was him.

Liang Heng thought for a moment, then asked, "The Hundred Ghosts Sect are assassins hired by the Goddess. What did the Goddess say about this?"

"It's nothing more than a puppet to deceive people."

Ji Yan coldly said, "He deliberately left behind a corpse to confuse the public and tried to divert my attention to the goddess. After all these years, he still uses this trick. He's still stupid and unchanging."

Liang Heng understood now.

Who is the "he" the tyrant is talking about?

Ji Xiao, the former crown prince of the Great Yan Dynasty.