Zu An was unwilling to see his former acquaintance die like this, so he casually pulled the other person aside, thus avoiding Zhao Yuan's fatal attack.
Upon hearing his words, Zu'an couldn't help but be somewhat surprised: "He's the Lord of the Shadow Pavilion?"
The Shadow Pavilion has always been the most mysterious assassin organization in the world. Even with the Embroidered Robe Envoy's supernatural powers, he could only shut down some of the Shadow Pavilion's branches at most, and could never find out the identity of the Shadow Pavilion's leader.
Based on past speculations, it was assumed that the Shadow Lord was likely inside the palace, but this has not been confirmed.
Zuan recalled that Zhao Yuan had always been one of the commanders of the Imperial Guards. In addition, as a member of the royal family, his influence was not to be underestimated. However, he had always been very low-key and had no presence at all.
This has one advantage: almost all the famous figures in the palace have met with misfortune in recent years, leaving only him standing firm. If it weren't for the last rebellion in the capital, he would probably still be in charge of the Imperial Guards.
If he were the Lord of Youying Tower, many things would make sense.
Not to mention Zuan, everyone else on the field looked at Zhao Yuan with great surprise, never expecting that he was the most mysterious person in the world.
Zhao Yuan looked at Jing Li, and for the first time ever, a hint of resentment rose in his eyes: "I should not have let you go, you bastard, before."
There's no point in arguing now.
Upon hearing his admission, the crowd erupted in uproar. Before the sudden emergence of Zu'an, the reputation of Youyinglou was so great that many high-ranking officials in the court were quite wary of them, fearing that one day their assassins would slit their throats.
The King of Yan glanced at Zhao Yuan with fear, never expecting that he had been so close to this great demon all this time, and had even been showing off his power in front of him from time to time.
"You seem quite confident." Zuan was somewhat surprised; the other party admitted it so readily, as if he had something to rely on.
"If it weren't for your sudden appearance, this world would already be mine." A hint of regret suddenly appeared on Zhao Yuan's face.
Zuan's heart skipped a beat: "You don't seem to be referring to my appearance this time alone?"
“Of course not. It’s your appearance over the years that has disrupted my plans,” Zhao Yuan said, as if he had been holding these words in for a long time and now he finally had the chance to vent. “I am just a member of a remote royal family. Normally, even if the Zhao family’s empire changed hands ten thousand times, the throne would not be mine. But if you had not appeared, after the late emperor’s death, the crown prince would have been weak and the crown princess and empress would have had a long-standing conflict. They would have fought to the death with their respective families without any outside interference.”
"The highly prestigious Qi King's lineage has always coveted the throne, and there are many ambitious individuals among the other kings, such as the former Wu King and the current Yan King. Normally, this great chaos should have come many years earlier!"
Zuan said coldly, "Only in this way will you have a chance."
"It's all because of you that the Qi Prince's faction withdrew from the scene early; the Crown Princess and the Empress, who had a long-standing feud, actually became friends. Who would have thought that these two formidable women would be conquered by you at the same time..."
Zu'an's face flushed: "Don't talk nonsense!"
Under the public eye, we should still be mindful of the impact.
Seeing many people secretly glancing at her, Bi Linglong forced a calm expression, but inside she wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground.
Zhao Yuan continued, "You directly suppressed an ambitious man like the Prince of Wu, and most of the late emperor's sons were also killed by you. You also eliminated many of the powerful and conflict-ridden families in the capital, causing all my plans over the years to go to waste."
"You want to use the conflicts between the various families and princes to incite them to fight each other, and then reap the benefits. After all, with the direct descendants of the royal family suffering heavy casualties, it will be an opportunity for people from remote royal families like you." Zu An understood somewhat and roughly guessed the other party's plan.
“That’s right, but everything changed because of your appearance.” Zhao Yuan’s eyes were filled with hatred as he looked at him. “But heaven rewards those who persevere. Last time, I finally got my chance to incite Bi Qi to take action against the Liu family. It was a plan I had many years ago, but I never expected that you would ruin everything in the end.”
Upon hearing this, Bi Linglong's expression changed. During the last upheaval in the capital, the Bi and Liu families were almost completely destroyed. It turned out that this guy was behind it all.
Zu An frowned: "Wasn't it caused by extraterrestrial demons last time? So you've already sided with the demons?"
"Extraterrestrial demons? What are they? Why would I pledge allegiance to them?" Zhao Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, his tone somewhat arrogant.
"Since that's the case, then I'd like to give it a try." As Zu An spoke, a golden sword aura suddenly appeared beside Zhao Yuan.
This sword strike was only intended to cut off Zhao Yuan's arm, not to kill him, since there were too many mysteries surrounding this man that needed to be investigated.
Just then, a black aura suddenly appeared around Zhao Yuan, which directly neutralized the golden sword energy.
Cheers erupted from the rebel army. Apart from the majority of ordinary soldiers who had been coerced, the high-ranking officers were all members of the Zhao royal family. They knew that there was no chance of survival after defeat.
Although Zhao Yuan is the master of Youying Tower, he is still a member of the Zhao family royal family. Compared to that, it is definitely better for him to win than for him to fall into the hands of Zu'an.
Having already given up hope after witnessing everything that had just happened, how could they not be excited to see someone able to withstand Zaun?
Just now, the four powerful Eight Dukes were suppressed in a single move, but now the Prince of Guangling can easily deflect Zu An's sword!
Moreover, this composure gave them immense confidence.
Seeing this, the King of Yan felt even more like a clown, while Zu'an was quite surprised: "The power of annihilation?"
He was no stranger to this power; he had sensed it back in the demon world, where the entire demon world was being destroyed by a terrifying doomsday beast, which was a powerful being of the path of annihilation.
The path of Nirvana believes that all things in the universe will eventually return to Nirvana, and it is a concept that all heavens and worlds fear.
I never expected that Zhao Yuan could actually unleash the power of annihilation!
Zhao Yuan was somewhat surprised: "I didn't expect you to have heard of my Lord's reputation. Since that's the case, if you are willing to submit to me, I can put in a good word for you in front of my Lord and accept you as a believer."
As they were speaking, spatial rifts suddenly opened in the void, and black-clad assassins emerged from them, subtly surrounding Zu An.
Each person was surrounded by black mist, filled with the power of annihilation.
Many of the onlookers were suddenly thrown into turmoil. They didn't know anything about the power of annihilation, but they recognized these as assassins from the Shadow Tower, and judging from their attire, they were top-tier ace assassins.
Every ace assassin in the Shadow Tower is a legendary figure, a top-tier assassin, each possessing the ability to assassinate a prince.
Of course, while these elite assassins were terrifying to most people, no one believed they posed any threat to the Regent.
But the aura these assassins are now displaying is even stronger than that of the Hachikos from before.
Everyone was going crazy. Was the true strength of the Shadow Tower really that terrifying?
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