Now, people’s gazes all fell on King Qi. Many of them knew just how badly Zu An had screwed King Qi over the past few years. If his majesty wanted him to speak, that meant Zu An was done for.

At the same time, the King Qi faction’s people frowned slightly. His majesty really is crafty. He clearly wants to execute Zu An, and yet he didn’t say it and instead had King Qi speak. Doesn’t this mean he wants King Qi to take responsibility?

Even though Zu An was an orphan, he had befriended quite a few clans. Otherwise, there wouldn’t have been so many people speaking up for him. Furthermore, his identity as the Regent was troublesome. If the Fiend races learned that King Qi had caused his death, they could very well try to settle the debt with their king.

King Qi smiled and said, “Sir Zu has indeed made a mistake, but it is as Sir Jiang said; he has brought back contributions for our human race. As such, dealing with him so quickly would only make the hearts of our people grow cold. Furthermore, having a human as the Regent is better than the Fiend races putting one of their own in that position, no?”

Those present were all...