Zu An's heart skipped a beat: "The Shi family?"
Qin Guangyuan nodded: "That's right. Speaking of which, the Shi family is the least experienced of the eight great families. Their son still needs time to become a Grandmaster. Unfortunately, you destroyed the entire family by yourself and they never had another chance. This incident shocked the major families in the capital."
Zuan was somewhat dazed. The Shi family, which he had offended as soon as he transmigrated to this world, turned out to be such a behemoth. It was truly a case of a newborn calf not being afraid of a tiger.
As for the so-called Eighth Elder, Zu An had long heard of his name but rarely saw him. Now that he thought about it, he was just like the elders of the demon royal court, who usually did not appear in the world and only came out when there was a major change.
Zuan seized an opportunity to inquire about Bai Fei, only to find that everyone looked completely clueless.
"His Majesty did bring some concubines and palace maids with him on this trip, but Consort Bai is the Crown Prince's concubine, so she shouldn't be among them, right?"
Seeing the bewildered looks on their faces, Zu An realized that the relationship between Consort Bai and the Emperor was mostly known only to a few people in the palace. As for the ministers outside, some might be aware of it, but they would never mention it in front of their children.
Having ascertained the recent situation from them, he went directly to see Zhao Hao.
After all, Zhao Hao's cultivation level is not to be underestimated, and it would be bad if he were to sneak around and get caught.
With his current status, it was not difficult for him to see the emperor. Eunuch Wen quickly came out and led him to a huge imperial tent, which was decorated with gold, agate and jade pieces. It was so bright that it almost blinded a dog at first glance.
After the announcement, a calm voice came from inside: "Come in."
After Zu'an entered the tent, he found that although the outside of the imperial tent looked extremely luxurious, the interior was very simply furnished.
Zhao Hao sat cross-legged on a soft couch, with two pots of expensive incense in front of him. The entire tent was no less than the world's top blessed lands and grottoes.
Clearly, the entire tent was enhanced with special rune arrays, and the incense likely contained many rare and precious ingredients to aid in cultivation and health preservation.
Hearing him come in, Zhao Hao didn't even open his eyes: "Why are you here?"
Zu An replied, "The matter at Zishan has come to an end. I was thinking of reporting to the Emperor, but I didn't dare to disturb him any further, so I made a special trip here."
Zhao Hao opened his eyes, and his face twitched slightly as he recalled being summoned like a monkey a few days ago. Hearing his words now, he felt a little relieved: "Not bad, you've improved."
Zu'an then gave a general account of what had happened on Purple Mountain. He didn't hide anything about Yun Jianyue's situation, since there were so many people on Purple Mountain that they would know even if he didn't tell them.
"That vixen Yun Jianyue is incredibly audacious, but the Daoist sect is getting worse and worse, letting them all the way to the finals before they even realized it." Zhao Hao snorted, clearly somewhat dissatisfied.
Zu'an replied, "The Taoist sect is going further and further backward, which proves that all the talented people have come to the imperial court. The emperor should be happy."
Zhao Hao raised an eyebrow: "It's been a while, and you've gotten quite the smooth talker."
"I am simply stating the facts," Zu An said, his expression flawless.
Zhao Hao nodded in satisfaction: "Is there anything else unusual about Zishan?"
"That's all." Zu An hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not mention Wang Wuxie. Firstly, there was no evidence, and secondly, even if Wang Wuxie really had some problems, why should he remind Zhao Hao? He wasn't really going to be Zhao Hao's servant.
"You handled the Zishan matter well this time," Zhao Hao said with a relaxed expression. "You've come back just in time, and there's something I need you to handle now."
Zu An cursed inwardly, thinking that the person who came back was already causing trouble for him, but he still said aloud, "I will do my best."
"It wasn't that difficult. It was just a matter of secretly executing a woman for me," Zhao Hao said casually.
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