After giving this order, the phantom head in the sky gradually disappeared, and officials inside and outside the city bowed and said, "Respectfully seeing off Your Majesty."

A potential rebellion was averted by Zhao Hao's appearance. Zhao Huang led his soldiers out of Yicheng, and many officials on the city walls breathed a sigh of relief.

Zu An flew to the top of the city wall, and Zhang Jie bowed: "Thanks to Lord Eleven for arriving in time today, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable."

Seeing that Zu'an remained silent, seemingly preoccupied, he spoke up: "Your Majesty must have been under a lot of pressure with the Emperor's task just now. I have also found a lot of witnesses and evidence in the past few days, which I can hand over to you all at once."

"Thank you, Lord Zhang." Zu An sneered inwardly. This Zhang Jie was a cunning old fox. On the surface, he was thinking of him, but in reality, he was pushing him into a fire pit.

Now the emperor has made it clear that he doesn't want to deal with the Prince of Yan, yet he still gave me the evidence of the Prince of Yan's crimes. Is he trying to stage another coup?

After dismissing him with a few casual words, Xiao Jianren and Zhang Zitong gathered around: "Eleventh Lord, if there's anything we can help you with, we'll do our best!"

Clearly, they were genuinely worried that Zu'an would run into trouble because of the emperor's three-day deadline.

Zuan nodded slightly: "It's alright, you can continue your investigation according to the tasks assigned before. As for this case, I already have a solution."

After giving his explanation, he quickly disappeared.

The two men were deeply impressed. They were still completely baffled, yet the Eleventh Master already had a solution. He was truly unfathomable.

After Zu'an left the city, Yun Jianyue quickly appeared to meet him. Looking at him, she couldn't help but sigh, "You seem to be making fun of the emperor like a monkey. He's not much better to you. I don't know whether to admire you or pity you."

“I’m used to it,” Zuan said calmly. “He loves playing these extreme pressure games and enjoys the thrill of manipulating other people’s fates. If it weren’t for that, I might have become his loyal subject.”

Yun Jianyue scoffed, "You're not one to be subservient to others. Sometimes I even have the illusion that you don't belong to this world. Your way of thinking is so different from everyone else's."

Zuan laughed and said, "Then I'm not afraid to tell you, I actually came from another world."

"Tch, if you're from another world, then I'm a fairy descended from heaven." Yun Jianyue chuckled, clearly taking it as a joke.

She quickly suppressed her smile: "What are you going to do next? You only have three days."

"I'm going to Xiaoyao Tower. There are a few things I need to confirm one last time," Zu'an replied, recalling the various experiences he had gone through recently and already having a general idea of ​​what was going on.

"I'm going to the Prince of Yan's residence to talk to them and ask them to stop causing trouble for a while. I'll also see if there's any way to ease the tension between you two. I won't be going to Xiaoyao Tower with you," Yun Jianyue said. She didn't want to run into other women.

Zu An nodded. Time was of the essence, and the two parted ways without exchanging many words. Zu An arrived at Xiaoyao Tower. Although this place was quite secluded for others, he had been here several times and knew the way very well.

He had a special token, so the guards at Xiaoyao Tower didn't make things difficult for him. Soon, the people inside led him to Tang Tian'er's residence.

Tang Tian'er just came out of the house, her face always adorned with that sweet smile.

It must be said that to be the face of an auction house like Xiaoyaolou, a place known for its extravagance, she must be impeccable in both appearance and demeanor.

Tang Tian'er was taken aback when she saw him arrive. She waved for the others to leave and welcomed him into the room. While pouring him tea, she smiled and said, "I was just about to come and find you, and here you are. Would you call that telepathy?"

Zuan sighed, "Sometimes it's hard to tell whether this is your true thought or a pretense."

Tang Tian'er immediately looked like she was about to cry: "Your words hurt my feelings."

Zuan ignored her and asked instead, "You were planning to come looking for me?"

"Of course! With such a huge upheaval in Yi County and the Emperor setting a three-day deadline for you, I'm worried about your safety," Tang Tian'er replied.

"Your information network is quite impressive." Zu'an was somewhat surprised. She had rushed over from Yicheng almost without stopping, yet Zu'an already knew about what had happened there.

"Don't forget what Xiaoyao Tower is all about." Tang Tian'er smiled, a hint of pride on her face.

"Then you should know why I came to see you this time, right?" Zu An stared straight into her eyes.

Tang Tian'er's eyes were clear, showing no sign of panic: "I suppose you're worried about the Emperor's three-day deadline, but you don't need to worry too much. If the case really can't be solved after three days, our Xiaoyao Tower can also provide you with protection to keep you safe."

“Xiaoyao Tower has quite the big mouth,” Zu An snorted. “You know I didn’t come here for this.”

"Why is that?" Tang Tian'er looked at him with an innocent and puzzled expression.

"In the case that ranked seventh in the gold medal last time," Zaun went straight to the point, "you were the one who dumped the body in Blackwater Pond, weren't you?"

Tang Tian'er's expression changed: "I don't know what you're talking about. Wasn't all of this done by the Prince of Yan? As far as I know, there was a traitor among your Embroidered Robe Envoys who was bribed by the Prince of Yan to deliberately frame me."

Zuan looked at her with disappointment in his eyes, then got up and walked out without saying a word.

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