Even though Xu Yu seemed to be asking Sang Hong on the surface, he wasn’t really asking for the other man’s opinion at all; rather, he was taking the chance to consult Zhuxie Chixin.

Sang Hong frowned. In a moment of desperation, he had used the pretext of an Embroidered Envoy mission to cover for Zu An’s sudden disappearance. Either way, Xiao Jianren and Zu An had a good relationship and wouldn’t expose him. He hadn’t expected Xu Yu to ask Zhuxie Chixin directly.

After his initial alarm, however, he quickly calmed down. Zhuxie Chixin was his majesty’s trusted aide, so he would definitely speak in favor of Zu An.

Unexpectedly, however, Zhuxie Chixin voiced his surprise. “There was something like that? I have not received any reports from the Embroidered Envoy in Cloudcenter Commandery. Of course, it might be because the situation is so urgent that he has not been able to report anything yet.”

Sang Hong widened his eyes. He had thought that even if Zhuxie Chixin said something, he would have chosen a neutral position. Who would have thought that he would actually reply that way?

Zhuxie Chixin was the Chief Commander of the Embroidered Envoy, the publicly acknowledged number one....