"So, all these years, he was pretending?"
"Pretending to be close to me, pretending to be carefree, acting like he didn't care about anything—it was all just an act, for me to see?"
"I've often wondered—his only son went missing, yet he could act like he knew nothing about it, as if his son's life or death didn't matter to him. How is that even something a human being could do?"
"It turns out, it was all a facade. He, all of us, even Emperor Ziyan, were fooled by the harmless animal mask that Prince Niu wore."
"When did you find out?"
He struggled to open his mouth and asked Prince Niu.
"Always."
Prince Niu answered him coldly with just one word.
"Always?!"
Yin Lvqing could hardly believe it—this fool was never actually a fool!
"That's impossible! How could that be? Fifth Brother, you must be lying to me. How could you have known all along and still played brothers with me for so many years?"