Little Xu Yi had no idea how he had made it back to the Military Governor's residence. Along the way, he had wanted to run away countless times. Sometimes the urge to flee had been so strong that he could feel his heart pounding in his throat. But in the end, he had obediently returned, as if a thread were tugging him along, one he could never break free of no matter how hard he tried.
But the moment he entered the gate, he regretted it. The Dragon King was weak, and the Unrivaled King was still alive. He should still have had a chance to escape somewhere safe.
"I've always thought of you as my own little brother." The others had heard the Dragon King say those words in North City, but none of them understood what they meant. Little Xu Yi had been placed under no restrictions. He could still walk freely, and everyone he met greeted him warmly, asking for every detail about the City Governor's residence.
Nothing had changed. The Dragon King seemed to have merely said those words offhandedly. A ridiculous hope rose in Little Xu Yi's heart, only to shatter as soon as it appeared. He knew the Dragon King's character and understood what those words truly meant.
The Dragon King must have a plan.
Little Xu Yi whipped around, thinking he might spot an assassin secretly following and watching him. But he saw only guards whispering among themselves. They weren't talking about him, but about the martial contest that had just ended.
He returned to his room, and several subordinates immediately came rushing in to deliver intelligence. They knew nothing of their leader's betrayal and remained loyal, gathering every scrap of information they could about the city.
Word had already spread that the