Qiu Zedong looked at Hei Chengxi and then at Lóng Wei. Feng Lao was standing behind Lóng Wei and had his gaze on the rug.
"Forgive me, Father. I tried my best to catch Qizhen's spy alive, but before I could do that, he took his life. Along with him, I ended up losing Zhai Liang," Lóng Wei said while feeling guilty.
Qiu Zedong curled his fingers and his nails dug into the bolsters on both sides of the throne. Zhai Liang was one of his spies and he lost his life. For some reason, Qiu Zedong felt something was wrong.
First, Ye Yujin died; then Gao Bing whom he thought was his most loyal person; the spy who served him for more than thirty years also died; minister Li Zixuan died in a bandits' attack. And now, Zhai Liang, who was supposed to keep an eye on Lóng Wei.
"Why did Prince let Zhai Liang accompany him? Most of the officials are not good in martial skills," Qiu Zedong stated.
