Zu An was stunned. How had this situation ended up involving gunpowder?

Even though this was a world of cultivation, gunpowder existed. It just happened to be much weaker than in Zu An’s previous world, so it couldn't compete against the methods of cultivators in this world. Still, it was good in terms of how cost-effective it was. It was easy to acquire, so it was usually used for mining or military purposes.

As if seeing through his confusion, Yun Jianyue explained, “Back then, the court was supposed to send a batch of gunpowder to Yi Commandery and it was to be received by King Yan, but it was plundered midway. The Embroidered Envoy in charge of that case was Jiang Zhong. Later, through his investigation, he discovered that it was stolen by the Devil Sect. The case was closed just like that.”

Zu An sighed and said, “If it had been anywhere else, that conclusion would be fine, but he already knew that King Yan and the Devil Sect were secretly allies!”

Yun Jianyue gave him a look, clearly unhappy with him calling her sect the Devil Sect. She replied, “You’re right. We knew that we hadn’t done such a thing, and King Yan believed us. That meant there was something wrong with the one who came to the conclusion.

“King Yan went to investigate Jiang Zhong’s background, but just happened to...