Song Zhiyuan looked at the Emperor beside him and saw a flicker of excitement in his eyes instead of anger, so he lowered his eyes.
He understood the nature of that glimmer; it was a challenge, a desire for conquest from the Emperor.
The stronger a person is, the more they have a desire to conquer forces of equal strength. Such a contest can be incredibly exhilarating, and the more difficult it is, the stronger the urge to completely conquer becomes.
Since the day the incident at the courtyard in West City occurred, the person suspected to be a high minister from the previous dynasty has not been found. Along with the disappearance of Shang Pu, the more elusive the trail, the more it is noticed.
Did he vanish only that night, or had he disappeared sooner?
If he has been hiding in the capital all this time, then who are those people truly?
