Tie Prefecture.
A broken sword lay half-buried among the rubble, rust crawling along the edges of a shell crater.
A charred tree trunk leaned against the slope, a tattered military banner hanging from it in scraps.
On a mountain by the sea.
Zhao Zhugui was still admiring the tree before him, taking his time.
Nearby, Empress Ji stood quietly, a Communication Array Disk suspended in the air before her.
However, she had cast a secret art. Zhao Zhugui could see her and the Communication Array Disk, but he could not hear what she was saying.
"I saw it. Apart from Zhao Zhugui, the other two saints who will slay the demon are Li Zhiyi and Zhang Huizhi, who stole the treasure of Ji Prefecture!"
A cold glint appeared in Empress Ji's eyes.
"Mm." Ji Chen's voice came from within the Communication Array Disk.
"The Karma lines in the Suhui Mirror unfold the same way. The two saints will briefly cross paths today, but one will quickly defeat the other."
A trace of frost touched Empress Ji's eyes as she continued, "I'll go to Xiaoyang to look for Zhang Huizhi."
"No need." Ji Chen sighed. "Zhang Huizhi's Karma line has changed."
Empress Ji narrowed her eyes. "Why did it change?
Haven't you been using the Suhui Mirror to slowly alter Zhang Huizhi's Karma?"
Ji Chen replied calmly, "Have you ever heard of the power of Karma correction?
A person's Karma is already a profound and mysterious thing. If someone interferes with it, too many discrepancies will arise.
When I had someone lay the groundwork in Yixian City earlier, that person was discovered by Yu Ming of Yu Prefecture, and they fought a great battle. I suspect that was what caused Zhang Huizhi's Karma line to change.
Besides, the Suhui Mirror itself