The monarch fell into a brief silence upon hearing this name.
"Xiao Liulang?" he murmured.
Zhang Dequan understood the implication and hurried forward to explain, "He exchanged the reward with Jianan Academy and is one of the polo players from Tianqiong Academy who has come to see Your Majesty."
The monarch furrowed his brows, "Is he the witness who saw Nangong Li just before he died?"
Zhang Dequan replied, "Yes, that's him."
The monarch remembered the youngster, who claimed that Nangong Li had been killed by someone else and that he had only intended to rescue Nangong Li but was too late.
Given the monarch's temperament, whether the youngster's words were credible or not, he would have them sent to Sky Prison for severe torture. However, they were intercepted en route by Shangguan Xue who arrived unexpectedly.
Shangguan Xue stated that he was her equestrian instructor.
