The guards at Zongrenfu stammered, "Your Excellency... we don't know where King Jin and the princess went. The first time we found out that King Jin was missing was half a year ago. It seems like they ran away..."
"What?" Jin Tianzhong staggered backward; this news was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for Jin Tianzhong, who was confident of victory.
"They ran away? Why didn't you inform us of such a significant matter sooner?" Jin Tianzhong shouted angrily, kicking one of the Zongrenfu guards.
Another guard hurriedly knelt down, bowing his head to the ground, saying, "When I took over, I discovered King Jin was already gone. I heard... I heard they fled long ago. No one dared to speak of such a grave matter because blurred heads would roll if it got out, so everyone decided to keep it hidden."
Jin Tianzhong's face had turned livid with rage.
