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"Have you ever heard of that Empress?" Zhou Heng cut to the chase and asked directly.
"The Empress, Your Majesty?" Wang He first paused, then smiled and said, "Of course, for the past two years the Empress has shaken the world, overpowering her contemporaries. Who hasn't heard of her? Who doesn't know?"
"Does the City Lord know any specific details about how the Empress fell at Seven Lords Mountain?" Zhou Heng inquired further.
This Wang He's prowess was nearing the Peak of the Seventh Rank and being a City Lord, within this world, should be considered quite influential, perhaps privy to some secrets.
"Seven Lords Mountain…" Upon hearing this, Wang He's expression changed slightly, as if contemplating something. After hesitating for a moment, he asked somewhat uncertainly, "Is Mr. Zhou a disciple of the Empress?"
