The crowd remained silent, only the surrounding walls flickered with shimmering light.
The walls seemed to hang countless tiny bright lamps within.
They had never seen such a peculiar environment before, but now they were accustomed to it, the oddity of the walls fading from notice. They marveled at the bewildering battle between Hulü Mingyue and Yang Jian, simultaneously understanding Shui Qingmeng's implication.
Treachery seldom sees itself as treachery.
They merely thought themselves attuned to the emperor's desires, acting in accordance with his wishes. Without the emperor's tacit approval, how could they stir up trouble? Thus, the adept tacticians acknowledge the existence of treachery because they need traitors to fulfill certain dark desires. The so-called factional struggles in history are nothing more than the emperor's vacillating intentions and a method to control his ministers.
