Instead of attacking Zu'an first, the Prince of Yan looked at Yan Xuehen and said, "Fairy Yan, when the great change occurred at Zishan, your sect's Li Changsheng was not in the original palace and has not been seen since. I wonder what explanation you have for this?"
Yan Xuehen said calmly, "My senior brother and I have always been alone and do not know his whereabouts."
"Is that so? Where has the fairy gone all this time, and why did she come out of the secret realm?" King Yan asked with a smile. It was usually difficult to talk to Yan Xuehen, but now he had the opportunity to communicate openly and the other party could not refuse. That feeling was really great.
Yan Xuehen frowned slightly: "I just noticed the unusual activity on Purple Mountain and came to check it out. Suddenly, a powerful suction force rose from the sky, and I was sucked in. Naturally, I ended up in that secret realm. That's all."
Zhao Yuan, who was standing to the side, then spoke up: "At that time, the entire Golden Summit was sealed off by the Zhengyang Sect's protective formation. So many civil and military officials couldn't get up there, so how did you manage to get up there?"
"How should I know? Anyway, I just happened to get up there." Yan Xuehen remained calm.
"Fairy Yan, if you continue to refuse to cooperate, don't blame us for taking coercive measures," the King of Yan said in a deep voice. The other party was too beautiful and had too high a reputation over the years, so his attitude towards her was naturally different from that towards Guan Chouhai.
But since it involved plotting rebellion and assassinating the emperor, he dared not be careless.
"Within the Daoist sect, who doesn't know that Wang Wuxie of the Zhengyang Sect is her lapdog? It's not surprising that he told her about some secret passages." A voice that seemed to thrive on chaos rang out.
Yan Xuehen glared at the man fiercely, but felt somewhat helpless.
The Prince of Yan and Zhao Yuan looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was spoken by an ordinary-looking woman: "Who are you?"
The woman turned her face away, clearly not intending to answer.
Yun Jianyue wasn't afraid of offending the other party. Firstly, her ancestor was there, and secondly, the Prince of Yan was in a cooperative relationship with the Demonic Sect. If she had known earlier that the one guarding this place was the Prince of Yan, she wouldn't have needed to change her appearance.
The Prince of Yan's face darkened, and he was about to lash out when Zu An spoke up: "Prince of Yan, General Zhao, it's been a long time."
Both the Prince of Yan and Zhao Yuan narrowed their eyes and looked him over with a half-smile.
I had been deliberately ignoring him because I knew he was the most troublesome kid, but I didn't expect him to come to me on his own initiative.
"So it's Lord Zu, oh wait, I should probably call you the Regent of the Demon Clan?" the Prince of Yan sneered.
"Humans naturally dominate here." Zuan said calmly, seemingly unaware of the sarcasm in the other person's words.
"Humans as the main force?" Zhao Yuan suddenly sneered. "On the day of the sacrificial ceremony, you suddenly asked to be monitored and disappeared. In the end, you seemed to have run to the Golden Summit. I now strongly suspect that you were involved in the treasonous assassination attempt back then, or that you are one of the masterminds."
The women standing nearby frowned slightly. This guy seemed to be somewhat hostile towards Ah Zu. Things were about to get complicated.
Zu An calmly replied, "Assassination? General Zhao, do you think there is anyone in the world who can assassinate the Emperor?"
Zhao Yuan's breath hitched: "Of course not, His Majesty's divine skills are unparalleled, who in the world can rival him?"
"Then what are you worried about? Why are you still investigating?" Zu An shrugged.
“There are always some fearless creatures in this world who dare to face His Majesty’s might.” Zhao Yuan said coldly, “Previously, Prince Qi led the group and contacted experts from the Taoist and Buddhist sects to carry out an assassination plan against the Emperor. Now it seems that the demon race has to be added to the mix.”
Xie Daoyun's heart leaped into her throat. This was clearly a direct reference to her elder brother, the regent of the demon race. If she were implicated, the odds would be against her.
“Brother Zu had nothing to do with this assassination attempt, I can vouch for him!” Xie Daoyun’s face was flushed. From childhood, her upbringing had made her a proper noble lady, and she had rarely told lies. But after meeting Brother Zu, she seemed to tell lies often, and always for his sake…
Thinking of how Brother Zu could lie without any regard for consequences, I wondered if this could be considered "being influenced by one's surroundings".
"Miss Xie from the academy?" Zhao Yuan was taken aback. "According to our investigation over this period, you were responsible for inspecting the safety of the Purple Mountain Formation, but such a big mistake occurred. You can't escape suspicion, and you still have the mood to testify for others?"
Upon hearing this, Xie Daoyun's face turned pale. What worried her more was bringing trouble to the family, considering how many people were in the family.
At this moment, Zu An stood in front of her: "General Zhao, why scare a little girl? How could she possibly have detected such a high-level formation beforehand?"
Zhao Yuan knew he was telling the truth, but since such a thing had happened, someone had to take responsibility.
"That's why I need you all to go back and investigate. I hope you won't make things difficult for me." With a light snort from Zhao Yuan, the Tiger Legion soldiers around him all placed their hands on the hilts of their swords, as if they were ready to strike at any moment, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Zu An didn't even glance at those people, but instead stared at Prince Yan and Zhao Yuan: "For so long, all you've been concerned about is finding scapegoats to silence public opinion, but I haven't seen you care about the Emperor's safety."
The Prince of Yan's heart skipped a beat, and he cupped his hands towards the sky, saying, "Of course we are worried about His Majesty's safety, and our wives and children have been praying for him day and night. However, we are here to investigate..."
Halfway through his sentence, seeing Zu'an's composed demeanor, a thought suddenly struck him: "Could it be that you know the Emperor's whereabouts?"
"Of course I know."
The Prince of Yan, Zhao Yuan, and the others all paled: "Where is the Emperor right now?"
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