“What is it?”

“The Red Spider Lily.”

Princess Gaoyi was visibly moved upon hearing this. “Not everyone can use her.”

“I can.”

Princess Gaoyi placed one of her hands under the table. “Are you still holding a grudge about what happened in the past? Or do you think you can do anything you please because our Zhao clan doesn’t have the power to restrain you?”

Qianye said frankly, “I’ve long since forgotten about that. The old man who came to get me referred to me as the fifth young master, which means I’m still a part of the Zhao clan. I’m only here for the Red Spider Lily because that’s my only chance of going against the Eternal Flame and his Sable Blessing.”

“Do explain more.”

Qianye gave her a short summary of how he was saved by the Azure King Reynold, only skipping the part about the Book of Darkness.

Gaoyi couldn’t help but look surprised. “I realize more and more how stupid the military was back then. They’ve been following the Longevity Monarch all these years, even as that old man went mad over the last decade.”

She sounded a bit frustrated. After all, the Longevity Monarch was one of the pillars of the Imperial Clan. Before the Radiant Emperor had revealed his powers, it was the Longevity Monarch who had been holding the fort at the capital. Whatever the case...