"Ha, an old flame?"
Su Qiao sneered.
"What old flame could there be between the King and you?"
"Back then, you deceived the King for power and status, for wealth and glory. I haven't even settled the score with you yet."
Li Sang's eyes dimmed. He deliberately put on a sorrowful expression and sighed. "You clearly know that I had no choice. That's why I entered the palace. You..."
Su Qiao could not be bothered to listen to his nonsense.
"Give it a rest. No one is a fool. Did you really think those little tricks of yours would work?"
Since she had already seen through him, Li Sang stopped pretending.
"So all these years, you only pretended to help us? What you really wanted was to seize control of the government step by step and win over the people? You were acting this whole time?"
Su Qiao smiled playfully. "You liked acting, so the King had no choice but to play along."
"I never thought you could really be this stupid. Did you actually think you were a Heavenly Immortal, capable of charming every woman, including the King?"
"You should at least take a look at yourself in the mirror. With that sagging face and those wrinkles all over it, you can't even compare to a single strand of my Lihan's hair. How dare you come before the King and show off your charms?"
Host, did you smear poison on that mouth of yours?
But this feels so good. I've been looking forward to this day for a long time. I kept wondering what expression would appear on Li Sang's face when he realized that he wasn't actually the hunter, but a chess piece.
"You...?" Li Sang's blood boiled with fury, and he nearly fainted on the spot.
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