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I did not refuse Taishu Qian's request to see me this time. I could not keep cowering inside the warship forever. Besides, we had already entered the territory controlled by the new Immortal Court. Not only was it familiar territory, but new warships would also come to welcome us in formation.
Before I had even left the warship's bridge, I saw several familiar figures flying out from the three warships opposite us. One of them was Li Nianjun, her face alight with delight!
"Brother Tian!" Li Nianjun called out to me from afar. I could not help smiling bitterly. Seeing her now inevitably left me feeling awkward. The matter of Li Xiangru was a chasm between us, one that seemed impossible to cross.
Chen Yixian, standing beside me, placed her hand stiffly on the sword at her waist. Her guarded state came solely from sensing the aura of the Transformation of the Dao method. I had not understood it at first, but once the Soul-Absorbing Method reached a certain level, one could smell from afar a presence that seemed to come from a natural enemy. Perhaps it was closer to an animal instinct.
"Nianjun." I smiled faintly, not worrying about Chen Yixian, because Zhao Qian would keep an eye on her.
"Brother Tian, Sister Zhao!" Li Nianjun was a clever girl. She seemed to have sensed that something was unusual too, so she looked at Chen Yixian and asked, "Who is this sister...?"
"She is Tu Ming, the new Ghost Emperor of our Central Court." I had reported this name already. At least, I had no intention of making her true identity public. After all, the name "Forbidden Slave" alone was enough to suggest something horrifying.
"So this sister is the new Saint Emperor Tu Ming!" Li Nianjun only