"You all seem to care about the sect, but how exactly are you going to thank us? You can't just say it, can you?" Zu An teased her as they exchanged pleasantries along the way.
A blush flashed across Chu Chuyan's jade-like cheeks, then she suddenly spoke, "How can your master thank you?"
Zu An's heart skipped a beat, and he was so frightened that the hairs on his body almost stood on end: "How could I dare to take advantage of her? Don't joke like that."
Chu Chuyan then smiled and said, "I knew you wouldn't dare."
His brows were full of smugness.
The group arrived near the Jieyin Hall halfway up the mountain. This place was originally an important area of the Zhengyang Sect, but it was now under the control of soldiers.
Zuan and his group were quickly ushered into the main hall. After tea was served, Biqi said, "Zuan, we are all family here. Tell us what happened."
Because of his daughter, he was naturally closer to Zuan.
Zuan originally wanted to find an opportunity to speak, so he took the chance to answer: "When I sensed something unusual at the top of the mountain, I was curious and wanted to go up and see what was going on."
Both Prince Yan and Zhao Yuan's faces twitched. Back then, because of the matter of the Demon Clan Regent, he was actually placed under house arrest and could not move around freely at all.
However, people won't bring this up now, even if it makes them look foolish.
Bi Qi, however, did not have these concerns: "Back then, even civil and military officials could not go up, so why were you allowed to go up to the Golden Summit?"
Zu An said, "This is all thanks to Abbot Yan. Her expertise in formations is extremely profound, which is why we were able to find a way to bypass the Zheng Yang Sect's protective formation together."
He didn't mention Xie Daoyun, also out of a desire to protect her.
"Master Yan is truly a divine being!" The group showered Yan Xuehen with compliments, though they themselves were not entirely convinced.
After all, there were so many array masters in the imperial court at that time, and no matter how powerful she was, there was nothing they could do.
It must have been the special privileges Wang Wuxie granted her to curry favor with her.
"And then what? What happened on the Golden Summit? Who were the people involved in the assassination attempt on the Emperor?" Zhao Yuan hurriedly asked.
Zuan took a sip of tea but did not answer.
Upon seeing this, the Prince of Yan had an idea. He dismissed all the bystanders, leaving only himself, Bi Qi, and Zhao Yuan on his side.
Even Lou Wucheng was politely asked to leave, and of course, he was assured that he would be treated well.
However, Zuan showed no intention of letting the women around him leave.
Seeing this, everyone seemed thoughtful; Zuan seemed to care a lot about these women.
The others are one thing, but Master Yan seems to be too closely tied to him. The position of a grandmaster is not to be underestimated anywhere.
Is she acting this way because of her apprentice? I heard that her apprentice used to be married to Zu An.
The Prince of Yan then set up a soundproof barrier before saying, "Lord Zu, you may speak now."
Zu'an then replied, "When we went up there, we found that King Qi was already dead."
"King Qi is dead? Was he killed by the Emperor?" the group asked in unison.
In previous years, the King of Qi was unstoppable, putting immense pressure on other factions.
Although everyone suspects that the King of Qi was behind it, there is no evidence, as almost nothing was left on the Golden Summit back then.
Moreover, since King Qi himself chose to self-destruct, it's impossible to find any more information.
“I don’t know, he was already dead when I went up,” Zuan said calmly.
"What?" Prince Yan and his companions stood up in unison. "Then who else is plotting against the Emperor?"
"I don't know. When we went up, we saw a huge vortex appear in the sky, which sucked us all in." Zuan looked shaken.
The King of Yan and his entourage: "..."
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