Xu Zhenguan was taken aback too, she laughed and sighed, "I was just making a metaphor."
However, Zhao Douan seized the inspiration in his mind, furrowing his brow and shaking his head, said:
"No! Not a metaphor... I was thinking, if Zhuang Xiaocheng has really completely aligned himself with a certain Prince, it would most likely be Prince Jing or Mu Prince... but that's not the point.
The point is, if he's truly pledged allegiance, then the assassination of me should not be carried out by the Kuangfu Society alone; Zhuang Xiaocheng would certainly use the society as leverage to gain strong support from a Prince.
With the help of a Prince, he wouldn't need to necessarily perish together with me..."
"So, it's very likely he hasn't sold himself. Is it possible that Jian Wen is really alive? Or wasn't dead in the first place?"