In that instant, Zu An's hair stood on end. Being locked onto by the killing intent of a half-step Grandmaster at such close range, there was truly no way to run away.
Although he had fought Yun Jianyue at the East Palace that night, Yun Jianyue did not use her full strength at the time in order to conceal her identity. Later, when he fought her in the artificial mountain, she had already been seriously injured by the emperor and her strength had dropped significantly, so much so that he began to underestimate the Grandmaster.
Only when he faced the opponent head-on did he realize how vast the gap was. He even suspected that if the opponent made a move, he would be killed within three moves, even if he used all his skills.
He was drenched in cold sweat, but he reacted quickly, forcing himself to abandon any thought of resistance, and replied directly, "I don't understand what the Commander-in-Chief is saying."
Zhu Xie Chixin sneered, his voice incredibly effeminate: "I've already had someone investigate. Cheng Xiong didn't suspect you out of thin air. It's true that two gold-medal embroidered envoys left the palace that day, but I know very well that the other gold-medal envoys each had their own missions and couldn't possibly have been in the palace at that time."
Zu An's heart skipped a beat, but his mouth instinctively began to defend himself: "I'm innocent! Those are just the palace guards' side of the story. They are Cheng Xiong's men, so they just say whatever Cheng Xiong tells them to say."
"Is that so?" Zhu Xie Chixin stared at him. "It's easy to determine whether you are innocent or not. Take out all your uniforms and let me check them. Each Embroidered Robe Envoy's uniform is specially made, and there are records of their entry and exit from the warehouse. Outsiders simply cannot imitate it. This cannot be faked."
Zu An's breath hitched. He hadn't expected that Zu An would actually inspect the uniforms. He had given one of his uniforms to Qiao Xueying, and now he couldn't get it back.
How can I explain that I'm missing a set? No, no matter how I explain it, I'll be suspected.
Zhu Xie Chixin said, "I remember telling you that the waist token has a small storage space where Embroidered Robe Envoys can store their belongings. Don't tell me you can't take it out now, or that one of your items has been stolen."
The Embroidered Robe Envoy's waist token is indeed special. It has the function of issuing tasks in one direction, as well as storage function. The higher the level, the larger the storage space becomes, but it is no more than one meter square, which is incomparable to the terrifying storage space of the Glazed Pearl.
Sensing that his aura was growing stronger, Zu'an knew that his hesitation had aroused his suspicion, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "The innocent are innocent. I will take out my clothes for the Commander to inspect."
As he spoke, he slowly took out his uniform piece by piece. He took it from his pocket, and the other person couldn't see that he wasn't using a waist tag, but a glass bead.
Seeing Zu'an lay out the clothes one by one, Zhu Xie Chixin slowly nodded: "Last time I gave you eight sets of uniforms, four winter sets and four summer sets. Now, with the one you're wearing, that makes seven sets. Where's the last one?"
As he spoke, his eyes sharpened, as if he would strike immediately the moment the other person indicated that he could not produce the eighth set.
Zuan swallowed hard: "Of course it is..."
He paused, then said, word by word, "The eighth set of uniforms for the Gold Medal Embroidered Envoy is in my waist token storage space."
Zhu Xie Chixin frowned slightly. Why was this guy speaking in such a strange tone?
However, the next second his furrowed brows relaxed as the other person slowly took out another set of uniforms.
He was still a little uneasy, so he went up to check it again. It was indeed the uniform of a Gold Medal Embroidered-Robe Envoy. This uniform was specially made in the palace and had many hidden marks on it. Even the Gold Medal Embroidered-Robe Envoy himself could not know them, so no one could counterfeit it.
A smile finally appeared on his face: "Haha, I knew you couldn't possibly be colluding with an assassin. It must be Cheng Xiong framing you."
Zu An immediately felt a sense of relief, and the aura that had been enveloping him vanished instantly. He thought to himself, "You almost killed me just now, but now you act like you've always believed in me."
Damn it, last time he was at my house he was all open and honest with me, but he turned on me like that.
However, he did not show it at all, and said with a smile, "It is only right for the Grand Commander to be careful. As an Embroidered-Robe Envoy, one cannot let go of any suspicious points. I have learned a lot."
The reason he was able to produce the missing uniform was because he had just used the "Key to Create" skill, which unexpectedly created an identical outfit out of thin air.
This boast wasn't too outrageous, so hopefully the backlash won't be too severe.
Zhu Xiechi's narrow eyes softened slightly. This little brother speaks well and is also sensible. He is indeed a talented person: "It seems that Cheng Xiong is indeed framing me. Brother Zu, is there anything I can help you with? I will help you get revenge."
Having just harbored suspicions, it's only natural to reciprocate and ease tensions. This guy is a smart one; he'll surely appreciate it.
As expected, Zuan put on a delighted expression: "Thank you very much, Commander-in-Chief. I do have something I'd like to ask you for help with."
"Speak freely." Zhu Xie Chixin's gaze softened even more as she looked at him, recalling what he had privately revealed to her last time, and naturally she didn't want to lose this friendship.
"I want the Grand Commander to send a few Embroidered-Robe Envoys to keep an eye on Cheng Xiong and his family. I want to know all the details about him." Zu An wanted to deal with Cheng Xiong, but unfortunately, he didn't know enough about him. He needed to find out some details first before seeing if he could use them.
He is currently serving as both the Embroidered Robe Envoy and the Crown Prince's Attendant, which has already stretched his resources thin. He has no energy left to keep watch, so he has to find someone else.
Unfortunately, although he was a gold-medal embroidered-robe envoy, he was just a commander without any subordinates. The emperor did not assign him any subordinates, so he could only ask Zhu Xiechixin for help.
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