The Second Empress was stunned to see a shadow in front of her. Suddenly, there was a man blocking her view. He had a handsome visage and was dressed in silver robes. There was a faint smirk on the corners of his lips, and his demeanor was extremely confident and free.

Is this the hero I imagined back then? the Second Empress thought, her heart beating more quickly. She felt as if she had returned to when she was just a young girl.

However, she quickly snapped out of her daze. She wasn’t a little girl anymore. Those immature fantasies had long been buried at the bottom of her heart.

“Why are you here?” she exclaimed as she finally recognized who it was. She was both surprised and happy.

Zu An replied with a smile, “Does the Second Empress not want to see me?”

When she met his scorching gaze, the usually flirtatious Second Empress felt her cheeks heat up. However, she quickly thought of something and exclaimed in alarm, “Be careful of the blade… Where did the blade go?”

Her shock gradually gave way to confusion. Judging from the...