"By the way, have you found Little Seven?" Ming Zhaoshu suddenly asked.
Tang Si shook his head. "No. He never went to the Crown Prince's Mansion. He might not have even entered Ming Capital."
Ming Zhaoshu furrowed his brows. "Could he be dead?"
"My lord, he's just an ordinary person. He wouldn't be much use inside the Crown Prince's Mansion," Tang Si said.
"I know. But being an ordinary person makes him safer. Nobody would think I'd send one into the Crown Prince's Mansion. He was the perfect fall guy I'd carefully arranged for someone else. Never mind. If he didn't go, he didn't go," Ming Zhaoshu said indifferently.
Tang Si stood silently where he was, looking as if he wanted to say something.
Ming Zhaoshu glanced at him. "Is something the matter?"
Tang Si knelt on one knee. "My lord, I'd like to challenge Li Zimo."
"No. You're far weaker than Li Zimo," Ming Zhaoshu said firmly.
Tang Si's expression darkened. "Even so, I'd like to test the Evergreen Ranking's second place with my own hands."
Ming Zhaoshu looked at Tang Si and said solemnly, "Li Zimo is devoted to swordsmanship. At such a young age, he created a powerful killing move like the Silent Word Sword. The reason Crown Prince Ming Hao won't reveal the top-ranked fighter is partly to eliminate the threat posed by the Evergreen Ranking, and partly to avoid Li Zimo. He's powerful enough to rank first in the Martial King Realm."
Tang Si looked up, his gaze resolute. "My lord, I beg you to let me do this. I'll have no regrets, even if I die."
Ming Zhaoshu sighed and looked up at the sky with a bitter smile. "Ming Hao, Ming Hao. You made the right move with the Evergreen Ranking. How many