"Hahaha..."
Zhang Zhongkai burst into laughter, which by the end turned into a choking sob of bitterness.
"The woman I wholeheartedly defended...this is how she sees me...haha..."
Amidst his heart-wrenching laughter, veering on the edge of collapse, Zhan Se remained silent.
Silence may not be golden, but it allowed her to sort through her thoughts clearly.
Now that she was in the hands of Zhang Zhongkai, with Sun Qing subdued, she needed to figure out how she could get away. She believed that Zhang Zhongkai wasn't acting alone—behind him there must be a more formidable figure. Emperor Quan had said that the conspiracy was so extensive that even he might not fully comprehend it. And now, after all the circling around, it seemed that the infighting involved Quan's Five Arts.
In addition...
She remembered that Fourth Brother had also mentioned the bats might have realized this point.
But looking at Zhang Zhongkai, did he seem like he had caught on?
