King Qi gazed at Zu An's figure from afar. He had just arrived in the capital when suddenly a Gold Medal Eleven appeared. It should be noted that there had always been ten Gold Medal Embroidered-Robe Envoys for many years, and the selection and requirements for each one were extremely strict. This Gold Medal Eleven seemed to have appeared out of thin air. Even with his intelligence network, he could not find a single trace of his background information.
In addition, after the Cheng Xiong case broke out, he specifically looked up the case files and noticed that Cheng Xiong had previously suspected that Gold Medal Eleven. Then, Zu An went to the prison and all the assassins changed their stories. Their confessions became the last straw that broke Cheng Xiong's back.
Although he felt it was unlikely every time he thought about it, he still asked his subordinates to investigate, just to be on the safe side.
At the same time, he was also thinking about the Phoenix Nirvana Scripture. Although that guy from Zuan claimed that immortality was impossible, how could he easily believe it unless he could get his hands on the scripture and study it himself?
He had originally come to find Zu An to try and get the Phoenix Nirvana Sutra out of him, but after several encounters, he knew that Zu An was definitely not someone to be trifled with. In addition, with the Crown Princess protecting him, he couldn't go too far, otherwise it would attract the Emperor's attention.
How exactly can we obtain the "Phoenix Nirvana Sutra" from him?
King Qi suddenly had a thought, and his face regained its usual confident smile.
Meanwhile, on the other side, when the Crown Princess saw Zu An return, she hurriedly went over and whispered, "Prince Qi didn't do anything to you, did he?"
Zu'an asked with a mournful face, "Does the Prince of Qi know any of those moves that seem harmless when applied to a person, but leave them with severed meridians after many days?"
The Crown Princess was taken aback, and subconsciously replied, "He is a Grandmaster, so he should have such abilities."
Hearing her say that, Zu'an's face turned even uglier.
"Did the Prince of Qi make things difficult for you?" The Crown Princess's expression also changed slightly.
Zuan shook his head: "No, he just asked me some questions."
It's no use talking to her; she can't possibly go and settle scores with the King of Qi, can she?
However, he still bowed and thanked her: "Thank you for saving me, Your Highness. If it weren't for your appearance, I would probably be dead today."
Whether it was the exposure of the assassins from the Demonic Sect or his own being questioned by King Qi, neither of them fared well.
The Crown Princess gave a self-satisfied "hmm": "Don't overthink it. I didn't save you on purpose. If it were any of the Crown Prince's loyal subordinates, I would have done everything in my power to save them."
Zu An chuckled, clearly Qi Wang's words had taken effect; this woman was afraid that he was harboring some unrealistic fantasies.
He smiled and said, "We all understand that the Crown Princess is considerate of her officials."
The Crown Princess nodded: "Let's go back to the East Palace with me, so we don't get caught by Prince Qi again if we're alone later."
Zu An hesitated, "I won't go back with the Crown Princess. There are still some things to take care of here."
We still need to clean up the mess at the prison, otherwise everyone will suspect me.
"What else could it be?" the Crown Princess asked, somewhat curious.
Zu An thought for a moment and said, "The Emperor wants to see me about something."
He wasn't exactly lying; infiltrating the Demonic Sect was indeed the Emperor's business, so even if the Emperor found out, there was nothing to fear.
The Crown Princess was somewhat surprised and couldn't help but take a few more glances at him. How could this guy be so favored by the Emperor?
Hmm, it seems we really need to try our best to win him over.
As the Crown Princess and her entourage were leaving, Zu An secretly pulled Pu Duandiao and Jiao Sigun aside: "I won't thank you enough. When you have time, let's go to the Jiaofangsi. It's my treat."
Park Duan-diao's dark circles lit up, and he chuckled, "You're a true bro!"
Although he was exhausted from working at the brothel, his back ached, but how could he miss an opportunity to be treated to a free meal?
Jiao Si Gun couldn't help but say, "That's where you're wrong. Since you said you wouldn't thank me, why did you still ask the instructors for help..."
Before he could finish speaking, Park Duandiao interrupted him: "Just tell me if you want to go or not?"
Jiao Sigun looked conflicted, but finally couldn't help but say, "Yes!"
"Shut up if you want to." Park Duandiao patted the back of his head, then smiled and said goodbye to Zuan, "It's settled then, let's meet up next time we're off."
Zuan smiled, as if he had returned to his past life with those friends... Ugh, was I that kind of person in my past life?
Seeing that no one was around, he hurriedly went back into the prison and tried to wake up the guards. Then he lay down on the ground and pretended to have just woken up.
When the prison guards saw that the wanted criminal had disappeared from the imperial prison, they were dumbfounded and became as anxious as ants on a hot pan.
"This could be a catastrophe that leads to the confiscation of property and the extermination of the entire clan..."
A group of people were muttering incantations, and the jailer among them hurriedly went to ring the bell as a warning.
Zu'an quickly pulled him down: "What are you doing?"
The jailer hurriedly replied, "Of course, we should notify the other imperial guards in the palace to search for the criminals."
Zuan said, "Are you sure you want to do this? If things get out of hand, it could be a disaster that leads to the confiscation of your property and the extermination of your entire clan."
"But failing to report a crime is an even more serious offense," the jailer said with a mournful face.
Zuan said, "We are all responsible for this escape of the wanted criminal. If the higher-ups blame us, none of us will survive."
The jailer tugged at his sleeve tightly: "Lord Zu, you are a man of great experience and knowledge, could you give us some advice?"
Zu'an said, "Send someone to investigate whether there has been any movement of the imperial traitor in the palace."
The jailer was taken aback and hurriedly sent a few trusted men out to investigate. Soon, news came back: "The palace is perfectly calm, as if nothing has happened."
Zu An also breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed that Sun Luzhen and the others had successfully escaped.
The jailer looked puzzled: "How is that possible? How could a wanted criminal escape without making a sound?"
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