Sima Fengchang's words made Yue Manlou tremble with fear.
After pondering for a long time, he still bade Sima Fengchang farewell and returned to the Liuli River.
"I'm different from the people of the Sima Family."
"Since I've already pledged myself to Chu Qing, not only has Chu Qing never schemed against me, he has given me many secret medicines and even paths for me to observe, improving my strength."
"I absolutely cannot betray him."
With that thought in mind, he returned to the source of the Liuli River.
He was going to guard the source of the Liuli River as agreed.
Even if the Great Emperor revived, he would not flee.
At worst—he would die in battle!
After all, Chu Qing had given him far too much.
He felt that he simply could not betray him.
When Yue Manlou returned to the Liuli River beneath the moonlight—he was dumbfounded!
The source of the Liuli River was bustling with people.
A large number of Imperial Guards were carrying all kinds of materials and arranging a massive pattern on the ground.
The moment they saw Yue Manlou, they immediately became wary.
At this moment:
Yue Manlou also saw a young man standing at the source.
The youth wore Brocade Clothes and possessed an extraordinary bearing.
"Master!"
Overjoyed, Yue Manlou hurried over.
When Chu Qing saw him, he immediately smiled.
Just now, he had come to the source of the Liuli River through the Princess Consort's Strange Arts. Before he had even emerged from the mist, he saw Yue Manlou spit out blood essence before turning tail and running.
Before he could say anything, that fellow had already vanished without a trace.
After thinking about it briefly, he understood.
Yue Manlou had mistaken him for a powerful anomaly.
He had assumed that