“Furthermore,” The emperor paused and smiled coldly, “If he really had the chance to get to you, he might be just as happy to kill you as to save you.”

Zu An remained silent. He also knew that that was true. He had faced assassins from King Qi’s faction on the way to the capital. Even though the two of them had never met, there was already a great enmity between them.

Of course, the emperor wasn’t bringing this up time and again out of the goodness of his heart. He was clearly trying to portray himself as benevolent, and that he cared more about Zu An. But was that really the case?

Wei Dan was the emperor’s trusted eunuch, and had served him to the best of his ability. However, the emperor hadn’t yet asked a single question regarding his death.

His death was likely linked to Zu An, so he was deliberately avoiding this issue. After all, Zu An was currently more useful to him.

He did not know if the emperor would seek to settle this matter in the future. However, regardless of...