Previously, Sang Hong had never asked about that subject because he really did believe that Yu Yanluo had built some secret transport formation between Cloudcenter Commandery and the Snake race territory. Such topics were rather sensitive, so he couldn't really ask about them.

However, Pei Mianman naturally didn’t have such misgivings and directly asked the question. How could she have possibly anticipated the answer?

“You met the emperor?” Pei Mianman exclaimed, stunned. Then why did the emperor still hold this impeachment to judge Zu An? Are the two of them just putting on an act?

When he saw her expression, Zu An knew she was thinking something different. He quickly explained, “What I encountered wasn’t the emperor’s real body, but rather a strand of aura he left behind…”

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Back then, in the cave, a terrifying aura had erupted from the cavern depths. Yan Xuehen had been so scared that she quickly grabbed Zu An and ran. She had sensed that the aura was even stronger than hers when she was at her...