Dugu Yueli walked along the road, gazing blankly at the half-waning crescent moon in the sky for quite a while.
The waters of Brother Heng's Inner Court ran far deeper than she had imagined.
Yun Yao had tried to pull her into her camp, and Leng Qingqiu had done the same. Factions stood everywhere, each harboring its own schemes, every one greedier than the last.
But what was her identity?
The Alliance Leader of the Nine Dust Alliance.
Someone personally guided by the ancestors.
Someone being groomed toward becoming the Female Emperor.
The future Female Emperor of the Heavenly Action Continent, running off to form cliques and fight over jealousy?
How could that possibly be allowed?!
"(╯?╰?) Forget it. I'd better go see that pig brother of mine."
Inside the side hall.
Lin Heng sat in a rocking chair. Though his legs had regained a little sensation, he still could not exert any strength.
He repeatedly circulated the Five Elements Force, trying to break through the seal left behind by the wooden staff, but the results were meager.
It had to be said, Ancestor Qingyang's rotten wooden staff was truly a vicious thing. No wonder they said he had casually broken Uncle Prison and the others' legs back then, leaving them unable to walk for months.
So it was all true!
Lin Heng helplessly patted his thigh.
"Fuck!"
He could not help cursing, then lowered his voice and muttered to himself.
"(ˉ﹃ˉ) I, the mighty Lin Sizhu, husband of the Female Emperor, the future Heavenly Emperor Lin, got my legs broken just like this. How are the history books of later generations supposed to judge me?"
"And it was my beloved Little Cabbage who did it. Alas, what agony!"
"Ah... this Little Cabbage is truly infuriating."
The more he