Chapter 170 (1/2)

An Zhan listened quietly as he pieced together the fragmented memories in his mind.

Back then, when he was on the mountain, he felt the aura of a great battle and immediately rushed over. From afar, he saw a group of experts besieging a chariot.

That chariot was the chariot used by Prince Chen of the Great Xi, and this chariot had been modified according to the original design. That was why An Zhe was so anxious at that moment.

Chen Xinjie was his friend, his brother.

After so many years in the Da Xi city, if there weren't any heavy equipment, it would be very difficult for An Zhe to do many things.

His personality was supposed to be tough, full of hatred towards evil, so he had offended too many people in the Da Xi.

It helped him a lot to get some of the people he couldn't bring to justice immediately.

In his mind, Chen Zhong was his family.

Thus, at that instant, An Zhe did not consider anything else. Like an angry dragon descending from the sky, he charged over.

With a single punch, he forced the people surrounding the chariot to retreat. Then, he shouted out, ””Don't panic, I'm coming!””

He landed in front of the chariot like a peerless war G.o.d.

At that moment, all the people surrounding the chariot retreated involuntarily.

That was not a planned plot, but rather an argument that was too forceful.

The experts who surrounded the chariot knew very well that not a single one of them could withstand a single strike from An Zaihai.

However, at this moment, a hand suddenly reached out from the chariot and struck An Zaiyi's back.

An Zeng's body swayed for a moment, and his breath became chaotic.

At the same time, a ma.s.s of black fog burst out from the carriage and engulfed An Zeng.

In an instant, there was nothing in An Ying's eyes. His eyes were burning with pain, and blood was dripping from the corners of his eyes.

The people who had ambushed him before knew that once he missed this opportunity, there would be no next time. With his current strength, there was no room for him to retaliate.

As a result, that person immediately rushed out of the chariot after succeeding in his one move, chopping down the back of An Zeng's neck with the magic tool in his hand.

An Zaihai's neck was almost cut open, so much so that his head was hanging on the other side of the battle.

Even so, more than a third of the besiegers were killed in that war.

This scene appeared in his mind once again, and the atmosphere of the struggle for peace was no longer stable.

On that day, the rain was pouring down in the vast and desolate mountain, and he had travelled thousands of miles to save his best friend.

Yet, he had been ambushed and besieged within the mountains. That vicious battle had nearly destroyed that mountain range.

Although several years had pa.s.sed, every time he thought about it, An Zhe couldn't understand why Chen Zhong would do such a thing.

Li Changlu's voice pulled An Zeng back from his memories, reminding him that it was all over.

””Empress Dowager Su knows that it's impossible for her own strength to satisfy her desires. She'd already lost her favor in Zhao, but due to her viciousness and tyranny, Zhao w.a.n.g and the empress were already extremely disappointed in her.

At that time, the wife of the King Yan died, so King Zhao sent people to Yan Guo to complete the marriage. ””

Li Changlu continued, ””Empress Dowager Su wholeheartedly wishes to destroy the State of Zhao, but she doesn't dare to show it.

Most of the people she brought back from the State of Zhao were people that Zhao w.a.n.g didn't like.

””So these people share the same mission as Empress Dowager Su. Empress Dowager Su has more trust in them than I do.””

He sighed. ””For some reason, Empress Dowager Su trusted me more and more, but I still have many details I don't know about what happened a few years ago.””

An Xuan asked, ””Who else do you know besides Zhuge Liuyun?””

Li Changlu replied, ””Actually, it's a coincidence that you know that Zhuge Liuyun partic.i.p.ated in this matter. Basically, the officials who knew about this matter were already removed by the empress dowager.””

””The reason why I didn't do anything to Zhuge Liuyun was because Zhuge Liuyun is extremely powerful in cultivation, and has certain attainments in poison … When the former crown prince was killed, it was the poison Zhuge Liuyun concocted.””

An Zhan frowned slightly as he thought of Mu Changyan's poison.

From some indications, Zhuge Liuyun and Mu Changyan were rather close.

That was why the empress dowager had sent people to keep an eye on Zhuge Liuyun's small courtyard. However, didn't Mu Changyan know that it was Zhuge Liuyun who poisoned his older brother back then?

If he knew, Mu Changyan's thoughts would be terrifying.

For his own sake, he could cooperate with his enemies.

Li Changlu said, ””Second, the empress dowager needs Zhuge Liuyun.””

Zhuge Liuyun's medical expertise was even greater than his cultivation.

””The empress dowager loved beauty and wanted to stay young, so she couldn't leave Zhuge Liuyun.””

””However, the empress dowager also knows that Zhuge Liuyun has been very close with the King recently.””

””So she also wanted to kill Zhuge Liuyun. If it wasn't because of You You's sudden attack during the negotiation, the empress dowager might have already made her move.””

An Yue nodded. ””Zhuge Liuyun only leaned towards Duke Yan because he felt the empress dowager's killing intent towards him.””

Li Changlu shook his head. ””It's useless. In fact, the empress dowager knows most of the things that the Duke of Yan did in private.””

Even the empress dowager knew that the Duke of Yan had secretly recruited a large group of young cultivators.

The reason the empress dowager didn't make a move was because the Duke of Yan's actions posed no threat to her at all … Don't forget, the empress dowager held the accusation of several experts of the Small Perfect Stage or even the Great Perfection Stage in her hands.

””With these experts working for the empress dowager, so what if the Duke of Yan struggles?””

””I'm not interested in these things. Tell me who else.””

Li Changlu said, ””Originally, the first person the empress dowager wanted to win over was Grand General Iron Liuhuo.””

But Fang's confidant did not care about the Empress, for he was a haughty and indifferent man, and had little interest in power.

Besides, with his power and cultivation base, the empress dowager had no way out.

Therefore, the empress dowager can only squeeze aside her confidants without daring to make a move. ””

Ang nodded. ””So Fang's confidant didn't partic.i.p.ate?””

Li Changlu said, ””I don't know about that. The empress dowager mentioned it once, saying that if Fang Zhiyi had left earlier, it wouldn't have been so difficult.””

””That means that Fang Zhiyi must have gone there, but whether he partic.i.p.ated or not is unknown.””

””Who else?””

””There's one I can confirm, one I can't confirm.””

After pondering for a moment, Li Changlu said, ””Actually, there is a supreme expert overseeing the Heavenly Temple. Legend has it that he is the top ranker of the Great Yan Dynasty.””