"All right, don't tell anyone about this, or Samlet and the others will never leave me alone."
Chen Cheng smiled at Wisdom Shield, then continued:
"Now, let's get down to business. How are Samlet and the others' preparations coming along?"
At the mention of business, Wisdom Shield answered at once:
"Everything is ready. I came to report that to Your Majesty. The army still needs your order before it can formally begin the attack."
Chen Cheng nodded.
"Perfect. Since I've come out of seclusion today, let's begin. The sooner we pull out that poisonous tumor, the better."
Wisdom Shield accepted the order and withdrew. Once he had gone, Chen Cheng let out a long breath. His gaze turned toward a corner of the Imperial Capital, where the residence Wisdom Shield had arranged for Fini and her family stood.
After a moment's hesitation, Chen Cheng decided not to go there. Everything could wait until the final result was clear.
The next instant, Chen Cheng vanished from the room and crossed a thousand miles in a single step.
It was the first time he had used his own power to traverse space on such a scale.
He tried it a few more times. With only a little Space Magic, he crossed another thousand miles in an instant.
He drew a long breath, then his figure began flashing toward the Holy City, a thousand miles at a time.
He reached the cordoning Great Wall almost as quickly as Wisdom Shield's order traveled through the conch.
No one noticed his arrival. But as the army of ten million stationed along the cordon stretching over ten thousand miles began to move, the Great Wall sealing off the Holy City rose from the ground, then sank beneath it with a rumble.
Freed from the Great Wall's