“I’m amazed, Mei Chaofeng. In order to frame me, you even went to the extent of killing your closest aide, Plum Blossom Thirteen. Aren’t you afraid that your deeds would chill the hearts of your subordinates?” asked Zu An.

“How dare you slander me when you’re the one who murdered Plum Blossom Thirteen?!” Mei Chaofeng raged. “It’s a known fact in Brightmoon City that you had Plum Blossom Thirteen’s limbs broken just because he offended you!”

To be exact, Plum Blossom Thirteen’s limbs had been broken by Discipline Master Lu De and Chu Chuyan. However, these two had extraordinary backgrounds, and so Mei Chaofeng was reluctant to drag them into this matter. Thus, he neglected to elaborate on the exact details, choosing to focus on the fact that the incidents had happened under Zu An’s orders.

Zu An could see through Mei Chaofeng’s intentions, but he hadn’t wanted to drag his wife into this matter, so he didn’t expose them. “Like you’ve said, I was the one who had Plum Blossom Thirteen’s limbs broken back then. I already exacted my vengeance on him, so why would I bother killing him afterward?”

“That’s because Plum Blossom Thirteen is my strongest aide. You were afraid that you wouldn’t be a match for him once he recovered, so you decided to make a move in advance to eliminate him while he was still incapacitated!” said Mei Chaofeng.

As soon as those words were spoken,...