"The Emperor Court's hierarchy is extremely strict; each level of authority differs enormously." You Ruhui spoke softly, gazing at her own hand, her tone steady. "Among the Zhen Kings, there must be some who know the truth. And whoever can control the Heavenly Demons must also be a Zhen King."
"Perhaps even... the emperor."
"The young emperor must know of the plan involving the Heart of Heaven and Earth and my father back then—my father definitely told him, so that he would remain on guard."
Raising her head, You Ruhui said gravely, "Xuan Mingyu, the young emperor, is also a suspect. An Jing, do not overlook this."
"Of course."
An Jing said calmly, "Prince Jing's death, the chaos in Hanhai, even the Frost Calamity demonic disaster—all of it stemmed from the turmoil within the Da Chen Imperial Court. If Xuan Mingyu truly is the culprit behind it all, then even if he is the Xuantian Emperor Lord, I will take his head."
Just then, accompanied by a series of delighted caws, the Golden-Winged Peng finally returned from the Nether Land forbidden zone with the True Talisman.
The Nether Dragon Worm lived underground, and so did the True Talisman. The forbidden zone's depths had long since been dug into a maze by it. An Jing could not be bothered to go down and retrieve it himself, so the Golden-Winged Peng had been troubled with burrowing through the tunnels alone.
"Good work."
An Jing reached out and patted the tip of the Golden-Winged Peng's beak, then pushed back the True Talisman it held in its beak. "Keep it and play with it for now. There's no need to hand it over to me in such a hurry."
A Divine Treasury-level True Talisman was not particularly important to An Jing, but things of