The imperial court is not a place to discuss right and wrong. There are very few absolute right and wrong in the world. King Qi knew that Zu An's attempt to extricate himself with this argument was wishful thinking.

As expected, Yi Chun immediately retorted, "Nonsense! I know my son's character better than anyone. How could he possibly do such a thing?"

Anger from Yi Chun: +258 +258 +258...

Clearly, his low anger level also indicates that he is somewhat guilty.

Zu An sneered, "As his father, of course you think your son is perfect. But the officials and people of the capital know all too well what kind of person Yi Zhibing is. This time, even before Lord Sang's crime was determined, he came to her door to frame her and fabricate false evidence to implicate court officials. That's not all; he even dared to try to take advantage of Miss Sang and her sister-in-law. Your Majesty, I would like to invite the Sang family in. The evil deeds of Yi Chun will be known with just one question."

Yi Chun angrily said, "You are slandering me. Now that my son is dead, you can naturally twist the truth at will. Anyway, there is no way to verify the facts since the dead are dead."

Anger from Yi Chun: +400 +400 +400...

“How can there be no witnesses when the dead are dead?” Zu’an said calmly. “There are still quite a few constables and police officers present. Why not just bring them here and ask them?”

"Fine, let's ask them what exactly happened." Yi Chun sneered inwardly. Those were his subordinates, trained by him over the years; how could they possibly give testimony unfavorable to him?

Zuan was no fool: "I suggest that these people be questioned by the chief priest or someone from the National Academy to ensure that they are not lying."

“How can we bother the Chief Minister with such a high status? We can’t let him be bothered by such trivial matters,” Yi Chun immediately refused. “What, do you suspect that those yamen runners and constables who receive salaries from the imperial court would lie?”

Many officials in the court were secretly pondering this, as rumors had it that Zu'an and the National Academy had a good relationship, and today's meeting proved it to be true.

"Your son died and you still think it's a trivial matter? Then I have nothing to say." Zuan shrugged, acting as if it wasn't his son who died, which made Yi Chun so angry that she almost vomited blood.

At this moment, Lin Haigong and Attendant-in-Ordinary Pei Zheng spoke up: "Leaving aside other matters for now, the court has its own laws and regulations, and how can it allow people to act on their own? Whether Yi Zhibing was disrespectful to the women of the Sang family can be investigated later, but now it is certain that Zu An killed a court official without authorization."

King Qi nodded secretly. Yi Chun was so enraged by the death of her son that she almost got dragged into a ditch by the other party.

He often felt uncomfortable making a personal statement, so Pei Zheng's words really struck a chord with him.

No matter how eloquently Zu An defends himself, others can simply ignore it. All they need to do is seize on the fact that he killed an official of the imperial court.

As expected, upon hearing this, many in the court who considered Zu An to be on their side changed their expressions. They knew that even if what Zu An said was true, it was not a justification for him to kill a court official.

Compared to the grievances of one or two people, the emperor values ​​the rule of law in the entire country more. If he condones such things, wouldn't that encourage the people to resist the government?

As expected, the emperor's face was ashen: "Zu'an, do you have anything else to say?"

"Yes." Zu An said calmly. His attitude made Qi Wang and the others secretly sneer. Now that things have come to this, there is no point in saying anything more.

Bi Linglong was also anxious, wondering what way she could save him.

"Speak!" The emperor was also a little annoyed. How could this kid be so calm? Was his authority no longer enough?

Zuan scanned the entire room, taking in everyone's reactions, before slowly saying, "The Demon Emperor is dead."

The distance between the demon race and the human race is too great, so it is not fast to transmit information. Zu'an flew back directly on his Wind and Fire Wheels, which is faster than the speed of the human race's spies planted in the demon race.

"What!"

The imperial court was now in complete chaos, far exceeding the previous disturbances.

After all, Yi Chun's son is dead, and he is ultimately an insignificant figure. But the Demon Emperor is related to the fate of the world.

"Is this true?" The emperor leaned forward instantly. Looking across the world, the Demon Emperor was the only opponent who could rival him. They had been rivals for so many years. To suddenly learn that the other was dead shocked even with his composure.

"I saw it with my own eyes..." Zu'an then repeated his account of the Demon Emperor being killed in the secret realm, omitting the fact that he died at his own hands. After all, it was a coincidence that the timing, location, and people all combined at the time, and his true cultivation level was still far from that of the Demon Emperor. If others were on guard against him, things would get complicated.

Even so, upon hearing the whole process, the entire court was amazed, never expecting that the legendary unknown place actually existed.

Only Bi Linglong was dazzling; she had fought alongside Zuan in the secret realm, and, more importantly, her legs were on his shoulders.

She was probably the only one in the entire room who doubted that Zaun wasn't telling the truth, after all, she had personally witnessed the fighting power this man could unleash in the secret realm.

"I never expected the Demon Emperor to die like this," the emperor muttered to himself, somewhat lost in thought.

At this moment, Zu'an spoke again: "Your Majesty, I also have a letter of state from the new Demon Emperor. The demon race wishes to cease hostilities with us. In addition, the new Demon Emperor is willing to address Your Majesty as his nephew and pay tribute annually."

This was not his idea alone, but rather the consensus of the entire demon race's leadership.

With the old demon emperor dead, the entire demon race no longer has the strength to fight against Zhao Hao. If they do not negotiate peace, and Zhao Hao comes in person, the entire demon race may be doomed.

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