Was Zhou Jueyin a descendant of Emperor Li?
Or did Zhou Jueyin have some connection to Emperor Li's descendants?
Either possibility would touch Emperor Yuanchu's most sensitive nerve.
Within Wenyuan Pavilion, silence reigned.
The atmosphere was so heavy it seemed as though water could drip from it.
Like the calm before a storm, the pressure was so low that everyone could barely breathe.
Fang Heng's heart sank. What if his guess was true?
If Zhou Jueyin was a descendant of Emperor Li, how had he infiltrated Jade Capital and even become a high-ranking court official?
Had the Black Ice Platform truly failed to uncover even the slightest trace?
Useless trash?
Fang Heng cursed inwardly.
And that was already the most optimistic guess.
If he considered the worst possibility...
Perhaps the Black Ice Platform had already been won over by Emperor Li's descendants.
Naturally, Fang Heng loathed Emperor Li's line to the marrow.
This was a matter of where one's backside sat; his mind had no room for other thoughts.
But to the other members of the imperial clan, whether it was Emperor Li's line or Emperor Zhongzong's line...
They were all Fang blood, all descendants of the Founding Emperor.
No matter who took the throne, they would still be imperial clansmen, and none of the treatment due to them would be lacking.
Some imperial clansmen even longed for Emperor Li's line to rise again.
Chaos was the staircase.
Seeing the grave atmosphere in Wenyuan Pavilion...
Fang Heng cleared his throat, breaking the nearly frozen silence.
"Ahem!"
"Our task is to repair the God Slaying Grand Array."
"The Zhou Jueyin case is the God Slaying Department's task."
Fang Heng's words seemed to undo the seal on everyone.
Voices of agreement rose and fell throughout Wenyuan Pavilion.
"His Highness the Ninth Prince