Keyboard Immortal

n he was about to go inside, Eunuch Wen shook his head slightly.

If even Zhuxie Chixin could sense the emperor’s change in attitude, as the emperor’s trusted aide, how could he not sense the change in his majesty’s attitude toward Zu An?

“I greet the emperor!” When he entered the study, Zu An noticed that the emperor’s complexion was absolutely cold.
His mood was definitely not good.

“Sit!” The emperor commanded while pointing to a chair off to the side.

Zu An was quite ‘overwhelmed’ by the sudden favor.
He had come to this study so many times, but this was probably the first time he had been invited to sit down, right?

But he quickly realized that the situation was actually quite strange.
He had served as an emperor for many years when he was in Yinxu’s ruins.
He quickly realized that this was a tactic a ruler would often use.
The emperor might actually want one dead, but they would instead treat one well to lower one’s guard.

Zu An didn’t really understand.
Could it be that the truth of what happened inside the dungeon had been exposed? But that shouldn’t have been the case, because the emperor would have killed him on the spot the moment he found out.
Why would he even bother playing these games?

Thus, his annoyance was most likely due to his instincts as an emperor.
He was worried that his split soul would be exposed, so he didn’t want any of the survivors of the dungeon to live.
But he needs me right now, so that’s why he’s pretending to be nice.

“Have you recovered yet?” the emperor asked with an amiable tone.

Zu An replied, “I was fortunate enough to receive the care of many physicians.
Even though I haven’t made a full recovery, I can at least move around now.” I feel more creeped out from this emperor trying to be nice; I’d rather he just act all imposing and intimidating… Wait, what the heck am I saying?

“That’s good then.” The emperor nodded.
“There just happens to be something I need you to take care of.”

Zu An thought, As expected.
But he didn’t reveal his thoughts on the surface at all.
“I wonder what kind of task it is?”

The emperor said, “Something happened in King Qi Manor a few days ago.
King Qi’s concubine drowned in a pond in the middle of the night.
There are many points of suspicion in this matter, so investigate this matter to help King Qi uphold justice.”

Zu An had a strange look on his face.
What the heck do you mean ‘help him uphold justice’? When did you two suddenly become caring brothers?

If she had died in King Qi Manor, if it really wasn’t an accident, it would definitely be related to King Qi.
Investigating this matter would mean clearly opposing King Qi!

He said in a troubled manner, “Shouldn’t the nine ministers handle this kind of matter? King Qi’s concubine has a special identity, so it isn’t too convenient for us Embroidered Envoys to look into…”

He wanted the emperor and King Qi to keep each other in check.
Why would he suddenly run into the middle of their conflict?

The emperor shook his head.
“You won’t use your Golden Token Eleven status to investigate this matter, but rather your original identity.”

Zu An was stunned.

What the hell? I just went through that entire dungeon escapade! Others might not know what happened inside, but King Qi definitely knows that all of his men died inside! Besides, I’m the strongest subject who survived! King Qi’s sword might come straight for my throat as soon as he sees me… And you want me to investigate King Qi Manor? Do I look like I’m that tired of living?

The emperor said indifferently, “I asked you to hand King Qi the fake Phoenix Nirvana Sutra.
How is your progress?”

Zu An said in a distressed manner, “I haven’t found a good chance to give him the fake manual yet.”

The emperor gave him a look.
“That’s why I’m giving you this chance.
There’ll be many chances for you to meet King Qi when you work on this case.
You have to quickly hand him the fake manual at the proper time.”

Zu An fell silent.
He knew why the emperor was becoming so worried.
The emperor hadn’t been in such a rush to handle that matter before, but that was because he had been confident in being able to completely overwhelm King Qi.
But now, he had lost a split soul in the dungeon.
Even though Zu An didn’t know just how badly it had wounded the emperor, it had definitely had a significant impact on his strength.
He might not even be a hundred percent certain of defeating King Qi anymore, so that was why he needed the assistance of the fake manual.

No wonder the emperor hadn’t exposed King Qi Manor’s deeds in the dungeon.
So that was one of the reasons.

The emperor’s brows rose when he saw that Zu An remained silent.
“What, is there an issue?”

Zu An raised his head and smiled.
“There’s no problem.
I’ll do my best to complete this task!”

This is fine as well.
I’ll have a chance to approach King Qi.
If I want the two sides to keep each other in check, I don’t have enough bargaining chips invested on King Qi’s side.
I might even be able to change my relationship with King Qi this time.

The emperor frowned.
For some reason, he felt that Zu An’s smile was strange.
For the first time, he felt as if he couldn’t figure out what Zu An was thinking.

He shook his head.
It’s probably just a misconception.
This brat’s entire fate is within my grasp; how can there be that many intricacies? He said, “Alright, you can leave now.
Complete the task as soon as possible.”

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