The one leading King Yan’s side was Xiang Minister Sun Xun. Previously, when Zu An and Sang Hong had passed by Yi Commandery, they had come into conflict with Sun Xun’s son Sun Ji in the Hub of Freedom. Because people’s identities were kept secret in the Hub of Freedom, Sun Ji hadn’t known that Zu An was an Imperial Envoy, and had wanted to abuse his status as the local bully to kill him.

However, as the saying went the plans of the gods superseded those of man. Sun Ji had encountered a nefarious villain who ended up slaughtering his entire group.

Sun Xun had been shocked and furious. Judging from the conflict in the Hub of Freedom, he had suspected Zu An, but fortunately, Zu An had been able to discover the true killer, thus preventing a conflict.

However, even though Sun Xun had accepted that result on the surface,...