Xu Tong sat on the roof beam, one leg dangling and swaying slightly. He held a wine flask in his hand, watching what was happening inside the golden bed and jade curtains with an expression of contentment.
Xu Tong had seen the entire scene clearly. When the peerless beauty approached the old man in the imperial robe, she had suddenly drawn a poisoned dagger and stabbed toward his heart, only for the old man in the imperial robe to seize it barehanded and provoke and humiliate her afterward.
Rain Pavilion was where Mu Yu lived. The only person allowed to enter and leave Rain Pavilion was the lord of Lingxiao City—in other words, the emperor of Lingxiao City.
Within the Celestial God Tomb, practitioners of the human, Demon Race, and ghost paths all addressed the lord of Lingxiao City as "Emperor Ling."
This title was hereditary. Whoever became the lord of Lingxiao City in the future could be called Emperor Ling.
Long ago, the current Emperor Ling had been the old eunuch beside the previous Emperor Ling. Sensing that the old Emperor Ling's life was nearing its end, he secretly colluded with the army and plotted a coup. When the old Emperor Ling's vital energy weakened, he stormed the imperial palace, personally killed the old Emperor Ling, and took the throne.
Unfortunately, he had been born a eunuch. He was innately incomplete and could not be considered a whole man.
Although he had become Emperor Ling, taken control of Lingxiao City, and become one of the overlords within the Celestial God Tomb, he had never been able to truly enjoy the wealth and honor of this world.
Thus, after ascending the throne, Emperor Ling had exhausted tremendous effort searching for a way to become a complete man. He had even