Her mind was filled with all sorts of wild thoughts, making her blush. She even wondered if the effects of the drug in her body had returned.
“I was also drugged with that drug.” Zu An sighed. It was only because of his high cultivation level and amazing willpower that his resistance was stronger.
"Ah!" Xie Daoyun covered her face, not knowing what to say for a moment, only feeling her face burning.
But images began to flash through my mind: Brother Zu had actually detoxified himself just now, so that both of them would have recovered...
However, she quickly composed herself and said, "How could I think that way? Brother Zu is a true gentleman."
She took a deep breath and continued the previous topic: "Could it be someone sent by the Crown Princess? After all, only she knows best about your movements since your return."
Zuan shook his head: "It can't be her."
"Why is Brother Zu so certain?" Xie Daoyun asked, somewhat surprised.
Zu An couldn't very well reveal his close relationship with Bi Linglong, so he could only explain, "The Crown Princess has no motive. Everyone knows I'm from the Eastern Palace faction, and I'm considered one of her most capable lieutenants. Right now, she's at a disadvantage in the capital and needs people, so why would she target me?"
"If it's not the Crown Princess's faction, then it must be the Empress's. According to what Brother Zu said before, the Empress's faction and the Crown Princess's faction are naturally opposed. Now that the Emperor is dead and the Crown Prince is weak, whoever takes the initiative will be able to control the power of the world. Both the Empress and the Crown Princess have the right to seize power, so naturally they will fight for it."
"Since you are a capable assistant to the Crown Princess, once the Empress gets rid of you, the Crown Princess will naturally be severely weakened and will have no leverage to compete with her in the future."
Zuan shook his head: "It won't be the Empress either."
"Why?" Xie Daoyun was genuinely puzzled. He was so certain when he said she wasn't the Crown Princess, and equally certain when he said she wasn't the Empress. Where did Brother Zu get his confidence from?
Zuan was also in a dilemma. He couldn't very well tell her that he also had an affair with the Empress, could he?
"I have a good personal relationship with the Empress, and I believe she would not harm me."
Xie Daoyun was somewhat surprised. In recent years, the Empress had kept a low profile and her presence was so minimal that even court officials rarely saw her. She never expected that she would have a good relationship with Zu'an. It seemed that the Empress had been secretly making arrangements all along.
She never doubted their relationship; after all, it was too far-fetched for an empress to even consider such a thing.
Even if Zaun and the Emperor said those things in the secret realm, it was most likely just to deliberately provoke the Emperor in order to save people.
“Brother Zu, although I don’t understand politics, I grew up in an official family and know that in the political arena, no personal relationships or friendships are reliable. You must not act on emotion,” Xie Daoyun couldn’t help but remind him.
Zuan fell into deep thought. Could it really be the Empress?
It's hard to imagine that the woman who always greeted you with such warmth and gentleness would actually commit murder.
But then I thought about it again. The reason the two of them were together was ultimately a union of interests. She needed his superior blood essence to help her heal her injuries, and now that she had recovered, she naturally didn't need him anymore.
Come to think of it, she lied to me back then. She said it would take many more treatments to recover, but she has recovered from her injuries ahead of schedule and is now a Grandmaster.
I never expected this.
If the Empress would make that choice, wouldn't the Crown Princess do the same?
Royals are completely different from other people; they are the most ruthless.
Ling'er is right. The Crown Princess knows the exact time and route of my return better than anyone else.
However, he didn't dwell on this issue for long. Regardless of their various schemes and tricks, he would cut them down with a single sword.
"There are still two hours until dawn, you should get some rest first," Zu An said to Xie Daoyun.
Xie Daoyun bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Brother Zu, can you sleep with me?"
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