Upon questioning, Zu An learned from the eunuch that it was a female embroidered-robe envoy, and he immediately knew who she was.
When the other person came in, it was indeed Zhang Zitong, whose model-like long legs were particularly eye-catching.
"Is something the matter?" Zu'an asked curiously, wondering why she had come to see me.
“I have confidential matters to report, which can only be heard by the Regent,” Zhang Zitong replied.
Zu An waved his hand, signaling the eunuchs and palace maids to leave first.
Those people bowed and left the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and no one was so foolish as to suggest that there might be any danger.
Today, almost everyone can see how powerful the Regent is; who in the world can possibly harm him?
After everyone left, Zu An looked at Zhang Zitong and said, "Now you can talk."
Zhang Zitong tilted her head back, her eyes filled with a complex mix of emotions—a mixture of admiration, surprise, and shock.
After hesitating for a moment, she bowed in the manner of an embroidered-robed messenger: "Your subordinate greets Eleventh Lord!"
Zu An's expression turned cold: "What are you talking about?"
Zhang Zitong sighed softly: "Your Excellency did indeed conceal it perfectly, but I've always been puzzled as to why Lord Xiao would support the Regent so wholeheartedly in such a major matter. It wasn't until I saw that the Demonic Sect Leader had a close relationship with you that I suddenly understood."
"How exactly did you suddenly realize this?" Zu An asked calmly, his expression revealing nothing of his current mood.
“The last time I was with you at Qiuchi was the most unforgettable adventure of my life. I remember every detail clearly,” Zhang Zitong said, looking at him. “Back then, the Demonic Sect Leader and you were very close. Today, I saw that the Demonic Sect Leader and the Regent were also very close. The Demonic Sect Leader is such a proud person. According to the information from the Embroidery Pavilion, she never shows any courtesy to men. How could she be so intimate with two men at the same time? So there is only one answer: these two are very likely the same person.”
"Your Excellency is skilled in disguise, so you can change your appearance in countless ways and could be anyone. If that's the case, why can't you be the Regent? Or perhaps this is your true identity, and the Eleventh Prince is just one of your identities."
Zhang Zitong was both excited and nervous. She had always admired the Eleventh Lord, so she paid special attention to his affairs. Once she had a suspicion, she could verify many of the things that had happened in the past by connecting them together.
Suddenly her expression changed as she felt a terrifying pressure around her, as if the air itself had become tangible.
It felt as if an invisible giant hand was gripping her neck, lifting her entirely into the air.
Zuan stood on the steps, looking at her coldly: "I remember telling you last time that being too smart is not a good thing."
Deep down, she was somewhat impressed. As expected, she was the most outstanding silver medalist in the past. Her ability to solve cases and reason far surpassed that of ordinary people. She had seen through her identity twice.
Sensing the approaching threat of death, Zhang Zitong instinctively kicked and struggled wildly in the air, but she couldn't break free at all.
She struggled to pry open the unseen large hand, her pretty face flushed red: "You won't kill me, because you're a good person."
Zuan: "..."
I never expected to get friend-zoned like this.
"Oh, I remember I just killed quite a few people. Now, countless people in the capital secretly call me a bloodthirsty demon, yet you say I'm a good person?"
"Because the adults only killed those who deserved to die," Zhang Zitong replied with difficulty, feeling increasingly breathless.
"Then what makes you think you shouldn't have been killed?" Zu'an stared at her coldly.
"Because back then, our Zhang family was all killed trying to save a prince from the previous dynasty, leaving only me alive," Zhang Zitong said quickly. She didn't have time to think because she felt she was about to die, which was why Zu An did this.
"Is it because of this that you dare to act so recklessly?" Zu An snorted, withdrawing his terrifying aura.
Zhang Zitong fell from the sky and sat on the ground, rubbing her neck and panting heavily, but her face was full of smiles: "Of course not, the key is that the adult is a good person, otherwise I would not dare to do such a stupid thing."
Zuan: "..."
He walked up to the other person, looking down at him: "I don't understand why you would expose my identity; it won't do you any good."
“Because I want to get to know the real Eleventh Master.” Zhang Zitong looked up at him, her face seemingly radiant with light.
“Didn’t we know each other before?” Zu’an said irritably.
“That’s different,” Zhang Zitong pursed her lips and carefully examined his face. “The Eleventh Lord I knew before was a phantom symbol, behind a mask. I didn’t even know what he looked like, so how could I be considered to know him?”
"So you see it now?" Zu'an really couldn't understand this woman's thought process. Just for this reason, she was willing to take such a big risk.
"Mmm." Zhang Zitong looked at him shyly, her eyes darting away, a hint of embarrassment on her face.
When I was with Lord Eleven in Qiuchi before, I was very curious about what he really looked like.
She subconsciously imagined him to be very handsome, but she quickly regained her senses and thought that the Eleventh Lord was handsome no matter what he looked like.
Even Qiu Chi's appearance was handsome.
But to my utter surprise, the Eleventh Prince was even more handsome than I had imagined.
And it was actually the Regent!
“Although I don’t want to kill you, you know too much. Even if I don’t want to, I have to kill you.” Zuan said with a stern face.
"Huh?" Zhang Zitong was stunned.
She reacted quickly, immediately saying, "I'm on your side, and I'll follow your lead from now on!"
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