"Release the prisoners?!" Upon hearing Sun Lianying's words, Zhao Douan hadn't reacted, but several of his subordinates couldn't remain seated.
Their faces changed in unison. They pondered whether it meant that, in the court's power game, Her Majesty had chosen to retreat? The people they had managed to capture with great difficulty, just to release them so easily? Wouldn't this mean the failure of the purging mission?
"Of course, I will comply." Zhao Douan's expression remained unusually calm, as if he had foreseen this. He turned to instruct his secretary and others: "Did you hear that? Release the innocent ones."
The innocent ones... Qian Kerou and the others' eyes lit up, realizing something. She asked uncertainly, "My lord, are you referring to..."
Zhao Douan reminded her, "The latter half that was added to the list."
