Zu An was taken aback for a moment, then replied calmly, "I receive a salary from the imperial court and am an Embroidered-Robe Envoy who values ​​loyalty the most. How could I not be loyal to the country?"

Tang Tian'er sighed softly, "It seems you don't really consider me a friend. You're not even willing to tell me the truth."

Zuan smiled slightly: "Don't you have many secrets too? I didn't ask you to tell me all of them."

"But I told you more information than you told me," Tang Tian'er pouted, clearly unhappy.

Zuan sighed, "I've even told you who Gold Medal Eleven is. Do you think I don't consider you a friend?"

Tang Tian'er was taken aback, then her usual sweet smile returned to her face, clearly indicating that she was in a much better mood.

"Did you come here to see me for something?" Zu'an asked tentatively.

"Can't I come to see you if there's nothing wrong?" Tang Tian'er snorted, but still said, "I did come here this time because there is something I need to tell you. After you hear it, you can consider whether such an emperor is worth your loyalty."

"What is it?" Zu'an perked up immediately when he heard that it was related to the emperor.

"You should know why the imperial court and the demon race have been fighting for so long, right?" Tang Tian'er asked.

"It seems that a small border town was slaughtered by the demon race. The emperor was furious and sent two dukes from the Qin family with a large army to quell the rebellion," Zu'an replied. Speaking of which, the Qin family had been on the expedition for quite some time, but unfortunately, the demon race was not to be underestimated. The two sides fought fiercely and were at a stalemate. Later, when he returned from the demon race, he brought an opportunity for peace talks.

However, what he found strange was the massacre of the city. He had served as the regent of the demon race, and the intelligence he had gathered at the time indicated that the demon race had not done this, believing that it was a frame-up by the human race.

However, he didn't take it to heart. After all, it was possible that the demon race's official authorities wouldn't recognize it. In addition, the demon race's royal court didn't have strong enough control over the local areas, and some demon races had a great deal of autonomy. It was possible that they would do such things secretly and not admit it.

At this moment, Tang Tian'er suddenly spoke up: "That massacre of the city was not done by the demon race, but by that emperor."

"What?" Zu'an was shocked. His first reaction was disbelief. After all, although Zhao Hao was a bit of a scoundrel, he was still a capable emperor. The small town was also his people. Why would he do such a thing?

"You know that our Xiaoyao Tower is best at gathering intelligence. Back then, during that massacre, our tower sensed something was amiss, so we sent people to investigate further, and we only recently confirmed it." Tang Tian'er paused and said, "Has your boss, Zhu Xie Chixin, recently disappeared?"

“That’s right, it seems he’s gone on some secret mission,” Zuan replied in a deep voice.

"What secret mission? In the end, it's just about slaughtering the people of that small town." Tang Tian'er's expression was icy.

Zuan frowned and asked, "Why would they do this?"

"Based on our investigation over this period, it seems that Zhu Xie Chixin is using the lives of the people in the city to refine an evil elixir. After analysis by the higher-ups of Xiaoyao Tower, they speculate that Zhao Hao either experienced an early onset of the Five Decays of Heaven and Man or was injured, which is why he needs to use the essence, blood, and soul of the people in the city to replenish himself. However, Zhao Hao is already invincible, and we haven't heard of him fighting anyone recently, so it seems that it is most likely the former."

Zu An suddenly realized what had happened to Zhao Hao. Back in the West Dog Hill Secret Realm, the split soul that had possessed the Crown Prince was forcibly erased, and his loss was unimaginable.

He never expected that the man would be so heartless as to use the people of an entire city to concoct medicine.

At the same time, he finally understood what the mysterious list was all about. He had wondered why anyone would be so audacious as to attack Zhao Hao. Now it seemed that they had all learned through their own channels that Zhao Hao was injured, so they were all eager to make their move.

"You seem to have already believed it?" Tang Tian'er was a little surprised to see his expression. She had originally thought that it would take a lot of effort to persuade him.

"Do you have any evidence?" Although Zu'an believed most of it in his heart, he still remained calm on the surface.

“No, the entire population of the city was slaughtered. Who can find evidence? This is just our most likely judgment based on intelligence from all sides,” Tang Tian’er added. “Unless Zhu Xie Chixin is captured and tortured.”

Zu'an knew it was impossible, and he said in a deep voice, "Did you come here this time to ask me to cooperate with you?"

Tang Tian'er shook her head and said with a smile, "No, I'm just telling you this. Don't think that they have ulterior motives towards you."

Then she waved to Zuan and said, "I have something to take care of, so I'll head back now. Let's talk again next time."

After saying that, she skipped away, clearly in a good mood.

Zuan fell into deep thought. He knew he and Zhao Hao would eventually have to settle things. Before, it was just for self-preservation, but now it was also for the innocent souls of that city.

It's understandable that Tang Tian'er suddenly told him this without asking for anything in return. She probably wanted to plant a seed in his heart so that when something really happens in the future, he might not stand on Zhao Hao's side.

However, she didn't know that he also wanted to deal with Zhao Hao. Of course, even if she were told this now, Xiaoyao Tower would suspect that he wanted to take the opportunity to infiltrate their ranks and would become wary. It was better to leave things as they were.

"Tsk tsk tsk, that girl has been gone for so long, and you're still staring at her back... looking at her like that." At this moment, Yun Jianyue's sarcastic voice rang out.

Qiu Honglei followed beside her, but her expression was extremely strange. Why did it feel like her master had spoken her lines first? Shouldn't she be the one to vent her anger?

Yes, it must be because Master feels sorry for me and is worried that I will become a jealous woman in Azu's eyes, thus losing points when competing with Chu Chuyan.

Oh dear, my master is so kind, always thinking of me. In the end, she became the villain. I must repay her properly in the future.

Zuan said irritably, "Sister Yun, what are you thinking? She just told me something really shocking."

"What?" Seeing how serious he was talking about it, the two women forgot about their jealousy and rivalry.

Zu'an then recounted the massacre of the city, and Qiu Honglei was filled with righteous indignation upon hearing it: "He is truly inhuman! How could this dog emperor do such a beastly thing!"

Yun Jianyue sneered, "Compared to the desires of these emperors, what are the lives of ordinary people? Especially Zhao Hao, who is inherently cold-hearted. However, with his perverse actions, his downfall is not far off."

She had already made up her mind to find a way to spread this news and shake Zhao Hao's foundation, since their Demonic Sect had always been doing things against the imperial court.

After discussing for a while, Zu An asked, "What are your plans next? Are you still planning to go back to Zishan?"

At this moment, Qiu Honglei looked at him with a half-smile: "Then do you want me to go back to Zishan and fight with that Miss Pei?"