Chapter 2646: Trump Card
Zu An didn’t want to see someone he knew dying just like that, so he casually raised his hand and pulled Jing Li to his side, thus saving the latter from Zhao Yuan’s fatal attack. He was astonished to hear Jing Li’s words, repeating, “He’s the Shadow Group Master?”
The Shadow Group was the most elusive assassin organization in the world. Even the Embroided Envoys could only find their branches, but not the identity of its master. While there had been clues suggesting the Shadow Group Master was in the imperial palace, that conjecture had never been verified.
Thinking about it, Zhao Yuan was an imperial relative and a commander of the imperial army. He should have wielded considerable influence, yet he had always maintained a low profile and had hardly any presence. This had benefited him. He alone had remained standing when all the renowned figures in the imperial palace had met with mishaps. Were it not for the previous rebellion, the imperial army would still have been under his control.
Many things would suddenly make sense if he was the Shadow Group Master.
The others also stared at Zhao Yuan in astonishment. None of them had expected him to be the most secretive person in the world.
Zhao Yuan broke his composure and glared at Jing Li with vicious eyes. “I should have never spared a bastard like you.” There was no point refuting it now, after all.
His admission caused a huge commotion. The Shadow Group had held a resounding reputation before Zu An’s rapid ascent in the capital. Many influential figures in the imperial court had feared that their throat would one day be slit by a Shadow Group assassin.
King Yan looked at Zhao Yuan with fearful eyes. He hadn’t expected the person he had recently spent so much time with to be such a terrifying individual. And I kept bragging in front of him!
“You seem confident.” Zu An was surprised by Zhao Yuan’s frank admission. It seemed the latter had something to fall back on.
“This world would have been mine if not for your sudden emergence.” Zhao Yuan shook his head regrettably.