Yu Nan and the others frowned. As core members of King Qi’s faction, even though they didn’t necessarily know exactly what had happened in the dungeon, they knew that King Qi had definitely invested quite a bit. Yet in the end, everything had failed because of a final lack of effort. It was probably all because of Zu An.

They thought, This kid already made it clear that he was the emperor and the crown prince’s dog, so why the hell are you inviting him?

But King Qi’s prestige was great. Even though they didn’t understand it, they wouldn’t actually go against his decision.

Zu An was overjoyed. The fish took the bait! But he pretended to be troubled on the surface. “A meal might be a bit inappropriate. After all, I still have a case to investigate over here.”

King Qi smiled. “You can just ask me directly about your questions regarding the case. After all, there’s no one more familiar with this case in the entire manor. We can talk about it slowly inside.”

He had been absolutely confident in the cultivators he placed in the dungeon. After all, he had even sent in four of his powerful guardians as a failsafe! Despite that, it had still resulted in failure. He just couldn't figure out what had happened, but Zu An definitely knew.

Furthermore, his defeat was just way too...