Chapter 334 Book 7 The Real Purpose
She leaned forward slightly, her gaze unwavering. "Tell me, Lang Feng, what is your true purpose on this train? And why are you so eager to label others as traitors?"
Lang Feng scoffed, trying to regain some semblance of his earlier arrogance. "I told you, I am on a mission for the Crown Prince! To… to secure alliances! To ensure the stability of the Empire!"
"Stability?" Li An repeated, a hint of skepticism in her tone. "Inciting brawls on public transport and making baseless accusations seems a strange way to ensure stability. Tell me, what kind of alliances require such clandestine travel and such… aggressive recruitment?"
She paused, letting her words sink in. "Your minions, when they were being secured, were rather… talkative. They mentioned you were gathering those 'not satisfied with the current ruler of Qinglan State.' An interesting choice of words, wouldn't you agree?"