Now that he had entered the royal palace, he needed to find a way to get close to the King and learn some of his inner secrets.
What Uchiha Hiko wanted now was to earn the King's trust as quickly as possible. If he could become one of the King's close ministers, it would be much easier to learn what was in his heart—and bring him down.
Uchiha Hiko naturally knew that succeeding in this would be far from easy. But he believed that as long as he proceeded step by step, what he hoped for would eventually come true.
Besides, when he met the King for the first time today, the King had shown no annoyance toward him. Uchiha Hiko thought that was a good sign. What reassured him even more was that the King had not doubted his identity.
Uchiha Hiko therefore felt this was a good thing. It gave him a good start before he continued with what came next. Otherwise, if he did not have a good beginning, his mood would be especially terrible while handling the rest.
"Look at you. You've been standing here all this time, yet you still haven't said who you are. How could someone appear in my palace out of nowhere? Though you said your father is King Lin—"
"Something still feels off. Do you have some other identity or some other purpose for approaching me? As long as you confess honestly, 503, anything can be discussed."
The King actually knew nothing. He was merely saying such things to probe what Uchiha Hiko was thinking. Of course, Uchiha Hiko also knew that the King did not truly know nothing.
"Your Majesty, what are you saying? How could I possibly deceive you? Besides, under this Great Tang, who would dare lie before