His words weren’t wrong, but I couldn’t bring myself to be so cruel. Based on An Jin’s current style, this time he wanted to make Yunqiao lose not just her heir apparent status, but possibly her royal identity, or even her life. If she alone suffered, that would be one thing, but if it implicated A Fu and her husband…
“Let me think about it,” I shook my head, holding his hand. “Promise me you won’t act yet.”
An Jin helplessly looked at me, and after a long while, he nodded and agreed.
Next, I found Liu Hua and asked her to secretly arrange a meeting with the imprisoned High Priest.
This was the first time I saw the High Priest’s appearance.
She was extremely pale, with only a faint light color on her lips, dry and peeling. Her large eyes lacked luster, and when looking at someone, she seemed somewhat dazed.
Liu Hua dismissed the others, giving us a private space. The High Priest stared blankly ahead, as if lost in some beautiful memory, a faint smile at the corner of her mouth.
“High Priest,” I called her name and smiled at her.
After a long while, her gaze finally focused on me, immediately showing panic. “Is-is it you? Why are you here? What else do you want?!”
“Don’t be nervous,” I stared into her eyes. “It seems you’re not doing well.”
She gradually came to her senses, fear and hatred flashing across her face. “Stop pretending. Since you’ve already achieved your goal, why are you looking for me?”
“The High Priest seems to have misunderstood me,” I frowned. “What goal?”
“Who else could it be?!” she hissed hatefully. “I didn’t expect you to look simple and weak, but act so ruthlessly! Isn’t this just to take revenge on me?”
“Revenge on you?” I sneered. “Didn’t you have a secret affair in the temple? Were you framed or set up?”
She was speechless, mumbling, “No… it’s a misunderstanding, I don’t even know him…”
“Don’t know him?” I stared at her. “So he’s a villain who broke into the temple? Such a heinous criminal should be immediately executed. How about I request his immediate execution right now?”
Her face turned deathly pale, trembling all over. “No—” she suddenly knelt down.
