“What?” Zu An exclaimed, feeling truly shocked. He had never expected her to have connections with King Yan!

His shock wasn’t completely unfounded. King Yan was famed for his contributions in fending off the Devil Sect and their rebel army, receiving countless awards for it. That was why they were known as sworn enemies, and no one would associate them together.

“Is it that surprising?” Yun Jianyue replied with a chuckle. “This is precisely the reason why I had to confirm whether you were worthy of my trust or not.”

Zu An shook his head with a frown, saying, “If I remember correctly, Honglei was captured by King Yan Manor. I even had to figure out a way to save her. Just when did you two get in contact with each other?”

“Before then, there were some rumors and slander going around in the court, claiming that King Yan was suspected of having befriended some undesirable parties. That was why we worked together to put on that play. We just didn’t expect the one who showed up to be you,” Yun Jianyue said, sounding a bit apologetic.

Zu An immediately figured out many things. King Yan and the Devil Sect being in contact made perfect sense. King Yan was someone with such great ambitions, so of course he wouldn’t be satisfied with just being the court’s hired hand. He was already...