Everything written here is true, without a shred of falsehood. The only thing he could think of was that Dowager Consort Yu and her son betrayed him, revealing all his people.
However, even if they did reveal them, there's no reason for the investigation to proceed so swiftly. He knew his people well; if they were so easily discovered, that ingrate would have found them long ago, rather than waiting until now.
"What kind of sorcery did you use?"
He looked up at Qian Jiyun and Wei Na, questioning them.
"We don't know any sorcery, but we must thank you. If you hadn't needed to gather grain to harm the Northern Lands, you wouldn't have ended up harming yourself too,"
An Jiuyue said with a smile.
Originally, the forces in the Retired Emperor's hands were indeed operating independently, without any contact with each other.
