Chapter 764: Mastermind (1/2)
Chapter 764: Mastermind
Translator: Pika
“How did they die?” Zhuxie Chixin asked, shocked His first thought wasn’t Zu An, whoh this felloays seereater than his cultivation, there was still a limit to that
These three were all cultivators at the peak of the seventh rank, and their skills had been teth was top-notch They were definitely not warriors anyone could randomly skip ranks to defeat
Zu An said without batting an eye, “I killed the, so he could only step up
“You killed them?” Zhuxie Chixin exclaimed, even more shocked He scrutinized Zu An and asked, “How did you do it?”
Zu An replied, “They continued to pursue s to break them up Then, I defeated them one by one”
He remeainst four enemies ere on par with him and came out on top, so he revised the story a bit and fed it back to Zhuxie Chixin
Zhuxie Chixin stared at him, stupefied There weren’t th like this This kid was quite outstanding When he saw the bloody holes in those corpses, he thought that they had been attacked by tremendous power It looked like Zu An still had many trump cards in his sleeves! He didn’t ask Zu An about his exact abilities, as that was a taboo subject between cultivators No one illing to expose their ultihed out loud “This is a great achieveo; follow me to his majesty!”
Zu An nodded The case this ti Zhuxie Chixin could decide on alone
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The two quickly arrived at the study Zhuxie Chixin respectfully reported the information to the emperor, while Zu An used this chance to examine the emperor
After all, Jia Sili’s illusion was the first tiainst the eh that was only the eiven him incomparable confidence Now, he was much calmer when he faced the e!” The e to Zhuxie Chixin’s entire report He was just about to say so and raised his head
The e hiht about how this fellow had just brought back a great achievement, he couldn’t berate hiood Eleven, you’ve done well Speak, what kind of reward do you want?”
Zu An cursed inwardly, thinking, What, are you going to give me the crown princess if I ask for her? But he smiled and said naturally, “Your majesty carries our worries on your shoulders What more reould I need?”
He had once been a bit dissatisfied with this sort of feigned servitude, but now, he didn’t feel anything On the contrary, he felt that this would only serve to gain h, the eabout a few other things, he said to Zhuxie Chixin, “Arrest officer shi+ Tong and Huang Gate’s shi+ Jun We won’t touch the Minister of War shi+ Miao yet Furtheration of Xuanwu Gate’s Ou Wu We don’t need to find the power behind hiht up You can use this chance to investigate that area”
Zhuxie Chixin trembled and quickly bowed “Understood!”
Zu An spoke up just then “Your majesty, this case isn’t as simple as it seeht be another true culprit…”
The e “Enough; you’ve already completed your mission perfectly Just leave this case to Zhuxie Chixin; you don’t have to bother with it anyhtly He was just about to say sonal He kept quiet when he saw it
The emperor closed his eyes, then sat down to meditate He said, “This emperor is tired You two can withdra”
Zu An cursed inwardly This fella is always cultivating so he can have even aif you have to spend your life like that?
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When the two of them left the study, Zu An asked, “Chief co else?”
Zhuxie Chixin looked around When he saw that there was no one around, he said is a suppressed voice, “What do you think is thea case?”
“The truth, of course,” Zu An subconsciously replied Detective Conan’s BGM began to play in the back of his mind
Zhuxie Chixin chuckled “I can’t help but remember my former hot-blooded self, from when I had just joined the Embroidered Envoy in the past Only later did I understand that the truth isn’t important at all What’s important is what kind of truth his majesty wants”
Zu An was startled He felt as if he were picking up on so
Zhuxie Chixin continued, “His s to worry about What he cares about h this case Do you understand now?”
“Thank you, chief couidance” Zu An wasn’t stupid He had spent soabout the identity of the third party, he had forgotten that fact But after he heard Zhuxie Chixin’s explanation, he finally woke up
The current situation was the most favorable for the emperor Not only could he deal with the shi+ clan, ere opposed to the crown prince and princess, he could use this chance to purge King Qi’s strength What other truth did he need to investigate?
As for the true perpetrator, either he already knew, or he just didn’t care Either way, he was the world’s strongest, so the one as hiding in the shadows couldn’t harm him
Zhuxie Chixin chuckled and patted his shoulder, saying, “You’re too polite We’ll get together and have a proper chat when there’s time I have people to arrest”
Zu An cupped his hands After separating from Zhuxie Chixin, he returned to the Embroidery House He su this case and said, “All of you have worked hard during this period This case has already been settled”
Everyone cheered, and even the usually steady Xiao Jianren smiled All of theh difficulty of the case
Zu An said with a smile, “The reason why this case could be solved was all because of everyone’s efforts Sir Xiao, Dai Seventh, and Chen Eighth, head over to the storeroom and take out two thousand silvers Reward everyone based on their contributions”
As a golden token envoy, he had a set ain with Further to reward him, so Zhuxie Chixin naturally wouldn’t trouble hiathered cheered even louder They almost picked up Zu An and raised him into the air
Zu An smiled when he sa happy they were He had done his time as a corporate slave, so he obviously understood what the h they all had their loyalty as Embroidered Envoys, they still had families to feed back at home
Xiao Jianren was surprised The Embroidered Envoy’s olden token envoys weren’t as considerate of their subordinates as Sir Eleven Even if there were so their subordinates But he could tell that Sir Eleven genuinely wished well for them It really was quite rare to see
They went to withdraw the h spirits Zu An used this chance to look over all of the infor the case He couldn’t help but frohen he saw that there was no information on Ou Wu
When Zu An left the Eed into his normal attire and headed toward the Eastern Palace
He sighed along the way Having so reat if he could clone hi myself? He continued to ponder over this philosophical question along the way, and unknowingly arrived at the Eastern Palace
“Heh, so our Sir Zu still remembered to report for roll call Do you knohat time it is? Could it be that you don’t treat me and the crown prince with any respect?” the crown princess re to discuss with Zu An today After all, following that experience, he had becos
However, he still hadn’t arrived, even after she waited for a long time! She really was pissed off Besides, this fellow didn’t seem to report on time at all these days
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Zu An saluted and said, “Reporting to the crown princess! I left early for the imperial palace today, but I was attacked by assassins along the way”
“What? You were attacked?!” Bi Linglong subconsciously stood up to check his wounds, but she quickly noticed the strange expressions of the htly to hide her embarrassment and sat back down “Are you injured? Who was the one who tried to assassinate you?”
“They were just soave her a summary of what had happened