"It would only matter if I came back alive."
Yang Ling cursed inwardly.
He roughly understood what was going on.
The Martial God King's Capital had to be incredibly complicated, with waters running deep.
That deputy director who had defied orders belonged to the Crown Prince's faction and also to the Empress's faction.
"The one ordering this investigation is the one in the palace."
"Hm?"
Yang Ling thought of something and said after a moment of deliberation:
"Director, when the Crown Prince came to claim the credit for killing Jiang Li last time, I refused to give it to him."
"Lord Xu Zhiyuan came to save the situation. This subordinate thought he had been sent by His Majesty, but it turned out the Eldest Princess had sent him to help."
"After that, this subordinate did not even enter the palace gates. This time..."
The middle-aged layman smiled faintly. "This investigation was ordered by imperial decree from His Majesty."
Yang Ling said seriously, "In that case, this subordinate should first pay his respects to the Eldest Princess."
Li Zhong's expression turned somewhat strange.
The middle-aged layman did not know whether to laugh or cry. "You brat, you really hold grudges.
His Majesty had no choice in that matter last time.
When he learned you had earned that merit, an Earthly Immortal spoke on Qi Baiyan's behalf.
Beings of that stature rarely made requests. His Majesty had no choice but to consider it carefully.
Later, the Profound Fire Qilin Armor and premium Water Bodhi the Eldest Princess sent you—did you really think she could simply draw such treasures from the treasury?
His Majesty had approved it."
"An Earthly Immortal personally spoke for him? Qi Baiyan really is lucky. With a casual word from someone like that, he can take away merits that