Xue Kui looked as though he had been struck by lightning, panic written across his face.
Only he, the former Tian He Duchess, and the current Tian He Duke, Xue Leng, knew about this matter. As for the former Tian He Duke, whose grave had grown a little green, he knew absolutely nothing about it.
Once word got out, the Dou Ling Emperor would surely fly into a rage. The three of them would definitely not meet a pleasant end.
Logically speaking, this matter should never have reached an outsider's ears. After all, the three of them had kept their mouths tightly shut.
Just how had this black-robed man in a mask learned of it?
He stared fixedly at Huo Yuhao, desperately concealing his panic as he demanded sharply, "Who exactly are you? How do you even know about this?"
"I already told you. I came on behalf of the Sun Moon Empire to help you realize your ambitions of rebellion. As for how I learned of this, there is no need for you to concern yourself with it," Huo Yuhao said flatly.
At the side, the confidants were all stunned.
The news was simply too explosive. Who could have imagined that the current Tian He Duke was actually the marquis's biological son?
Did that not mean the former Tian He Duke had been raising the marquis's son for him?
At that thought, the confidants could not help feeling a trace of sympathy for the former Tian He Duke.
Of course, that sympathy came quickly and vanished just as quickly. As the confidants of Marquis Luoan Xue Kui, they would naturally stand firmly on Xue Kui's side.
Xue Kui's expression shifted constantly.
In truth, he did indeed harbor thoughts of rebellion.
However, the forces under the Dou Ling Emperor were