As the time for the palace gates to be locked crept closer, Ye Zhen's heart abruptly tightened, and anger flared within him.
What exactly was Ji Bang trying to do?
What was he planning to do with Changle?
Burning with anger, Ye Zhen had already decided that no matter what, he would infiltrate Luoyi Imperial Palace again tonight and ascertain Changle's situation.
With the return and seizure of power by that formidable monster under Founding Ancestor Ji Bang, the longer time dragged on, the more variables there would be.
Of course, Ye Zhen was no reckless man.
Besides investigating the imperial palace himself tonight, he also had to put some of the Dark Pawns Yu Chaoen had previously placed within the Secret Directorate to use.
Otherwise, with such an enormous imperial palace, Ye Zhen could not possibly search it alone.
Yu He, one of the old ancestors of the Great Zhou Internal Directorate, had only returned today. In less than half a day, he should not have been able to accomplish anything major.
With that in mind, Ye Zhen began making meticulous plans.
Just then, the steward of Town-Guarding Duke's Mansion suddenly came to report that a messenger had arrived from the imperial palace.
A messenger, not an imperial envoy.
Ye Zhen shot out in an instant. This messenger had likely brought news of Princess Changle.
The visitor was a eunuch of minor rank, carrying a letter—a personal letter from Princess Changle.
Taking the letter, Ye Zhen examined it carefully.
The fact that this eunuch had been able to come openly showed that the Internal Inspectorate of Luoyi Imperial Palace knew about it. That meant Ye Zhen needed to carefully weigh both the letter's authenticity and its contents.
"His Majesty says that there are no successors among the Imperial Clan's