“Yes sir!” The guards with him were all his direct subordinates, and they immediately charged in to surround Zu An. They knew that he was a golden-token envoy, so none of them let down their guard. However, their general was leading them, and they had their fellow Imperial Guards to back them up. This fellow was all alone, so he was dead for sure.

Zu An wore a grave expression. He was completely focused, on the lookout for a sudden attack.

An icily arrogant voice sounded beside his ear. “Should I help out?”

Zu An couldn’t help but chuckle. So, Yun Jianyue had been paying attention to the situation all this while. He chuckled when he thought of her peeping through a crack within the door.

“There’s no need. I’ll be even more dead if you come out right now,” Zu An quickly replied through ki.

What a joke! If Yun Jianyue revealed herself, he would be dead many times over.

“Hmph! You’re dead for sure if I don’t make an appearance.” Yun Jianyue clearly did not like being treated as a burden.

“Relax, I have a...