The empress and the group of palace eunuchs stared blankly at Fu Jing.
Fu Jing felt some regret as well. He had been too impatient just now and had torn off the mask he had worn for so long. That had been a grave mistake, leaving him no way to win the empress's trust.
"Changsun Clan, I will not waste words. Li Weichen can barely save himself now, and the enemy who wants to kill him—Lu Wang of the White Phoenix Fief—is already at our doorstep!"
Fu Jing could only tell the truth while resorting to threats. "Think about why Lu Wang came here. He wants to annex the Great Tang Domain. Once he breaches the Territory Shield, all these 'royal bloodlines' left behind by Li Weichen will be slaughtered to eliminate future trouble! That includes you and your son, Li Jin'en."
The empress seemed frightened senseless and collapsed gracelessly to the floor.
Fu Jing despised her even more. This was a pig that had been raised into uselessness, having lived deep in the palace for so long without a shred of courage.
Still, Fu Jing tried to persuade her. "Changsun Clan, you must take me to the secret treasury and gather the territory's Spirit Crystals! With Spirit Crystals, we can maintain the Territory Shield and keep Lu Wang from entering."
Changsun Clan seemed utterly lost as she murmured, "No, we cannot let Lu Wang enter... but how can we make him retreat? Even if we can stop him for a while, we cannot stop him forever..."
Fu Jing said, "Do not worry. The other territories have been watching this battle from start to finish. Those ambitious Lords will not allow a newly risen Lord like Lu Wang to grow too powerful! The other territories will certainly act. They will