Golden Physique, Saber Saint!

"Calculated it long ago—everything under heaven is in great fortune!" Li Jinyu laughed heartily, breathing out a mouthful of alcohol, his face flushed red.

His tone was full of relief.

"Brother Song, admirable, truly admirable!" Li Jinyu raised his wine cup high and toasted Song Changming with respect.

No one in the world knew better than him just how hopeless the future of the Nine Provinces had once been.

In his eyes, Song Changming had completely played the role of a savior.

It was only that what Song Changming had saved was a future on the verge of collapse, not the present.

Only he knew just how critical and important what Song Changming had done truly was.

"Please accept this bow from me." Borrowing the courage of drink, Li Jinyu rose and bowed deeply to Song Changming.

Even after Song Changming became the Martial Emperor, the way Li Jinyu and Song Changming interacted in private had never changed.

This was the first time Li Jinyu had paid such a solemn salute.

"That's enough. So long as the world is at peace." Song Changming was finally completely at ease, and he smiled as well.

"With this, my duties as the Martial Emperor are more or less complete."

Li Jinyu seemed to grasp the meaning behind Song Changming's final words. He sat back down and picked up his wine cup, sighing inwardly, though he still smiled freely.

"Brother Song, I walked with you from Great Lai to the Nine Provinces back then. But for the next leg of the journey, forgive me for being unable to travel beside you any longer."

He had already reached the latter half of his life. His body was gradually aging, and he knew clearly that his final resting place, the end of his journey, was on