A Little Compensation

Great Ci'en Temple.

Li Zhi, Wu Ruyi, and Dou Qingcai were all present. Wu Yuanqing and the others had also been escorted into the hall by the Bad People. Within the Grand Hall, only Li Chengqian sat upright.

This was a matter of the royal family. It was inconvenient for Xuanzang to attend, so he had withdrawn to the rear courtyard of Great Ci'en Temple.

"Big Brother, this..."

"Call Zhen Your Majesty."

The moment Li Zhi spoke, Li Chengqian corrected his form of address in a deep voice.

Li Zhi's expression darkened at those words.

Yet he still lowered his head and respectfully addressed him as Your Majesty. "Your Majesty, what exactly has this subject done wrong? Why did Your Majesty have these mere Bad People surround Prince Jin's Manor and arrest this subject?"

Mere Bad People?

Hearing how Li Zhi referred to them, Gao De glanced at him.

Li Chengqian continued, "At a time like this, do you think Zhen truly knows nothing and that you can still deny it?"

"The Wu family, Prince Xia..."

"Zhen knows every last thing you have done."

"Gao De, let them see what you look like."

After Li Chengqian spoke, Gao De, who had been standing in the back with his head lowered, answered and stepped forward.

He looked at Li Zhi, smiled, and greeted him, "Prince Jin, we meet again."

"You..."

"It's you?"

Li Zhi's pupils contracted.

Of course he recognized Gao De. Though more than a year had passed since his meeting with Verdant Green Maiden, Gao De had been involved in such a major matter.

Gao De had accompanied Verdant Green Maiden to that appointment that day. Li Zhi had seen him before.

But...

Why was he here?

"Gao De is the Commander of the Bad People! The Bad People