They were not far from Phoenix Mountain now.
Throughout the journey, Zi Shou had not uttered a word.
You Hun, who attended him, spent every day trembling with fear.
The king had been on the throne for over eight years, and he had spent eight years as a favored courtier.
But ever since last year, when the king had stopped lying low and revealed his immense talent and grand vision, You Hun had begun to feel out of his depth.
He was not as clever as Fei Zhong and could not fathom the king's moods at all.
In the past, he had at least had a direction to follow. Now that the king had become Sagacity, however, his strides were too great for You Hun to keep up.
You Hun felt deeply uneasy. He had hoarded pork for profit only to provide for his old age, after all. With the king so wise, how could he allow incompetent ministers to remain at court?
Favored though he might be now, as long as the king continued striving to govern well, he would find it harder and harder to keep pace. In the end, he would be dismissed or demoted.
He simply lacked the ability!
Now King Zhou had left his carriage to walk with the Royal Guards. In You Hun's eyes, he must have been showing consideration for the Royal Guards and Imperial Guards.
The ministers had no choice but to leave their carriages and walk as well.
The gratitude of the Royal Guards and Imperial Guards was written all over their faces.
You Hun, however, was exhausted like a dog, and still had to field King Zhou's questions from time to time.
Keep going! Loyalty is all I have left!
Zi Shou drew You Hun to his side again and