It's Time to Make Our Move

"Not bad, Jing Hongchen. Including my personal disciples, there are no more than two people who could react in an instant."

"It really proves the saying that the current Hall Master of Mingde Hall is the foremost person beneath a Level 10 Soul Engineer." Kong Deming slowly walked forward, his undisguised admiration showing in his eyes.

Jing Hongchen impatiently pushed his hand away. "Cut the nonsense. Tell me, what exactly is your plan?!"

Kong Deming clearly had no intention of exposing him. Instead, he turned and entered the secret passage, signaling for Jing Hongchen to follow.

The journey was almost completely unobstructed. At the end of the passage lay the imperial harem of the Sun Moon Empire—the residence of Ju Zi, the current Empress.

"Empress, I've brought you an extremely suitable candidate. I guarantee that he has undergone thorough examination and is absolutely loyal to the empire." Kong Deming immediately knelt.

Ju Zi said nothing. Her beautiful hair fluttered gently in the wind. Only after a moment did she slowly turn her gaze toward Jing Hongchen.

"I was wondering who it was. So it's our most respected Hall Master Hongchen. It's my honor to become an ally of someone like you."

Ju Zi showed not the slightest hint of airs. Instead, she walked forward amiably and patted his shoulder warmly.

Jing Hongchen forced himself to remain calm, but the panic in his expression still gave him away.

Yet his opponent could never have guessed that his panic was not because he was surprised by their alliance. He was worried that his identity as an undercover agent would be exposed.

Jing Hongchen looked at Ju Zi calmly. "You're too kind. As for whether we're allies or not, I'm doing this only because I can't bear to see the empire plunged into