On the streets of Moon God Skycity.
"Pick up the pace, bro!"
Yinghuo urged him on.
"Can't."
Li Tianming shook his head.
"Why not? We don't have much time left. The Imperial Preceptor doesn't often leave Moonlit Lodge. Besides, you'll be finished tomorrow night."
Yinghuo said.
"Xi Huang is using that blue dot to determine my location. If I move too fast, she'll get suspicious."
Li Tianming said.
These past few days, he had tested the waters as well. Xi Huang seemed not to know about the Huan Tian Realm, which meant that the Order Ruins might not have one.
Otherwise, if Li Tianming brought out the Huan Tian Gate here, she would have been astonished.
"Hey, since when did you start paying attention to the details?"
Yinghuo teased.
"Can't be helped. If I don't pay attention to the details, I'm dead."
Li Tianming said.
Xi Huang had indeed taught him more.
This road to rising up was far too perilous without a backer. He had to be ten thousand times more cautious.
"I'm ruined! Boss is teaching us that a man has to be meticulous!"
Miaomiao muttered.
"...!"
Li Tianming was speechless.
At a life-or-death moment this terrifying, could they please stop joking?!
Finally--
He raised his head. Moonlit Lodge had arrived.
Coincidentally, Yue Shen Xi had just reached the entrance as well. He waved at Li Tianming and said, "Tianming, are you going to that little bamboo grove today?"
"Of course I am."
Killing intent blazed in Li Tianming's eyes.
Xi Huang Palace, Dreamless Hall.
Layers of light and shadow overlapped.
Amid the bewitching lamplight, Xi Huang and the Imperial Preceptor sat side by side on the edge of the bed.
The Imperial Preceptor gently rested her head against Xi Huang's shoulder.
"There are far too many