A look of mockery flashed through the crown prince’s eyes. “You only realized that now? Isn’t it a bit too late?”

With that acknowledgement, forget about Lu Xiao, even Zu An was incredibly shocked as he remained in hiding. Even though he’d had similar suspicions, he still found it a bit hard to believe until everything became clear.

Zu An had actually always felt that something was strange. The emperor had arranged for him to protect their party from the dark. Putting aside whether he even stood a chance against King Qi Manor’s people, even if he did, why would the emperor trust him so much?

When he had entered the dungeon and seen King Qi’s various schemes, he’d felt both admiration for King Qi and contempt for the emperor. He’d felt that the reason why the emperor couldn't win against King Qi all these years was because his level of scheming was far inferior. But he was now the one who truly looked like a clown!

Even so, why was the crown prince the emperor? Zu An really couldn't associate that stupid fatty...