In your dreams.
Shen Yangge sneered. Of course he would not simply let Chu Tianyin use him as a target. He tried to speak, but when he opened his mouth, he discovered that he could not make a sound.
His brows immediately knitted together. He shot to his feet and stared fixedly at Chu Tianyin. Though the other man looked slightly surprised, that surprise never reached his eyes. Clearly, he had expected this.
Everything was under his control.
Chu Tianyin set down his wine cup, put away his smile, and feigned concern. "Do you have any instructions for me?"
Emboldened by Shen Yangge's inability to speak, Chu Tianyin grew even more brazen. "Rest assured. Since you believe your student possesses great talent, I will never disappoint you."
Everyone present was even more astonished at those words. His student?
Chu Tianyin had taken this man as his teacher?
His prospects were limitless! If the Fourth Prince ultimately ascended the throne, then, with imperial favor showered upon him, this man would become the emperor's teacher, the teacher of an entire nation. His standing could rise above even the emperor's!
In Chu Tianyin's eyes, Chu Xuanzhen was no longer a threat. His spies and men were scattered throughout the imperial palace, and the connections and resources in Capital City were all in his hands. Even if others considered his methods cruel, this world had never been fair.
Only those at the top had the right to speak. Everyone else was merely a stepping stone beneath their feet.
Chu Xuanzhen had lost his power and no longer had any foothold in Capital City. Now that he was confined in the Heavenly Prison, nothing he did could ever turn his fortunes around. Chu Tianyin believed this "Lord Divine Dragon" was a clever man.
Even if