There was no turning back.
None!
Wu Neng had been gone for a long time, but his words kept stabbing at Wenren Xianyi's heart.
In her daze, Wenren Xianyi seemed to realize something.
"Wu Neng, Wu Neng!!!"
Outside the Phoenix Ceremony Hall, the guards heard the empress's furious roar. The sound of jade slips smashing against the floor was unmistakable. They remained silent, terrified that the celestial being inside would bring her wrath down upon them.
Of course Wenren Xianyi was furious. She had figured it out—Wu Neng's shadow lay behind every step that had brought them here!
That loyal old dog at the Human Emperor's feet was using his favorite trick: killing with a borrowed blade. Crown Prince Sheng had been stripped of his position and ultimately reduced to madness. Though he had brought it upon himself, the Longevity Zhao Family could not escape responsibility, and so the Longevity Zhao Family had been destroyed. Guan Tong had been among those who supported Crown Prince Sheng back then, allowing him to run wild.
Crown Prince Feiheng had fallen in the Southern Lands. The commanders of the National Guardian Guard, led by Ba Siyu and Gu Fenghua, had either perished or vanished. And the person who had once made Crown Prince Sheng afraid to return to court was none other than Wenren Xianyi herself!
His Majesty... both before and after His Majesty's fall, Guan Tong and the empire's many powerful cultivators had stood aside as Fang Linglong assassinated him. After His Majesty fell, Guan Tong had tried to lay his hands on the [Causality Law].
Wu Neng commanded the National Guardian Guard. He knew everything. He had even known beforehand that Guan Tong was going to Azure Cloud Prefecture.
Had Guan Tong truly wanted to find the treasures the Human Emperor