Jiang Jingyi sat at the edge of the dragon bed, one leg crossed over the other, clutching a golden command token in her hand, in no hurry to do anything.
"Don't be so impatient."
Lin Heng: "I'm not impatient!"
"Your heart is beating faster than a war drum, and you still say you're not impatient?"
Lin Heng: "That's fear."
"Hehe, I think it's anticipation!"
Jiang Jingyi put the token away and turned her head to glance at him.
"Let's talk business first. Didn't you want to know where my Imperial Path Domain came from?"
Lin Heng's attention was dragged back. He half-narrowed his eyes at her. "Hm? You're willing to tell me the truth?"
Jiang Jingyi did not keep him in suspense and started speaking directly.
"I've actually always had the Imperial Path Domain."
"Huh?"
"But it wasn't complete." She paused. "Every emperor of the Jiang Imperial Clan through the generations could cultivate Dragon Qi, but Dragon Qi is only the condensation of national fortune. It still isn't enough to form a domain. To form a true Imperial Path Domain, two things are needed."
"First is Dragon Qi. I have this myself, but not enough. So I need to borrow... borrow it from you."
Lin Heng: "..."
"Second is the power of humanity."
She turned her head and looked at him seriously.
"The essence of the Imperial Path is an offshoot of the Humanity Domain.
"An emperor bears the fortune of all the people. In itself, that is the branch within the system of humanity closest to royal authority.
"But to condense the Imperial Path into a domain, relying on Dragon Qi alone is far from enough. It also requires the power of humanity as its foundational support."
"So..."
She paused slightly.
"(????) Next, I'm going to draw away all