Bi Ziang’s first thought was to send his subordinates over to inform his little sister, lest she bump into the empress. However, he quickly abandoned that thought. After all, Zu An was Linglong’s aide. Even though he'd made it big now, there was still a bond between the two of them. The empress had been wanting to poach Zu An, so perhaps it would be good for her to see which side Zu An would take.  The empress had indeed done Zu An a huge favor by conferring him the title of regent, but how could that amount to the favor Linglong had shown Zu An while he was still weak and poor? 1

Not long ago, Bi Ziang had been filled with envy; Zu An had merely been an ordinary civilian, and yet was conferred the title of marquis at a young age, even surpassing an up and rising scion of the capital like him.  And yet, after seeing how fast Zu An’s cultivation rose, and especially how cool he had looked that night at the Meng clan, Bi Ziang had eventually given up on competing with him and dropped his envy. 4

This was how humans were. They were inclined to compete and grow envious of those around them, but when the gap grew...2