"Could Her Majesty the Empress be referring to... Jin Mu?"
Feng Tianzheng glanced at her slightly, his voice somewhat low.
Empress Lan Ji nodded faintly. "He has not appeared for a long time. Rumor has it that he is in seclusion, but whether that is true... remains unknown."
The Crown Prince and Wang Han Cuo both could not help but slightly change expression upon hearing Jin Mu's name.
To them, that name was absolutely like thunder ringing in their ears.
Jin Mu was the Commander-in-Chief of all the Shadow Guards, as well as Luo Feng's direct superior.
More importantly, he obeyed only the Emperor's personal commands, and he was no ordinary Venerable Realm cultivator.
Looking across the entire Great Xia Dynasty, even peak Venerable Realm experts like Asura Venerable and the Divine Sect's Sect Master had no certainty of victory if they encountered him.
"Mother, if it is Jin Mu, then wouldn't that mean..." The Crown Prince's expression was extremely ugly, with even a trace of savagery between his brows.
The others in the hall understood what he meant as well.
In the entire Imperial City, only the Great Xia Emperor could command Jin Mu!
In other words, was his Imperial Father going to deal with them?
Chu Rong could not help but feel both hatred and fury in his heart. This was all Chu Yun's fault!
If Chu Yun had not returned, none of this would have happened!
"His Majesty... likely intends to establish Chu Yun as the heir."
"In this old man's view, Meng Changzhong's decision to side with Chu Yun was most likely prompted by him as well," Feng Tianzheng continued.
Lan Ji's expression darkened. Having been husband and wife for many years, she naturally understood his methods.
She even dared to say for certain that the