After hearing Wanyan Ping's intelligence report, Song Qingshu immediately headed for the imperial palace. Daiqisi had cooperated with him largely to use the Jin Dynasty to contain the Mongol Empire and buy the Persian Ming Cult a chance to recover. Yet before the Jin Dynasty could send troops against the Mongol Empire, the Mongols had already breached Eagle's Nest and destroyed the Persian Ming Cult.
The foundation of their alliance was gone. Could this relationship still be trusted? Song Qingshu might have been highly confident in certain abilities of his, but he was not so arrogant as to believe that those alone could make a woman who had once captivated the world utterly devoted to him.
Although she was still bound by the restriction he had placed on her, controlling someone through poison and the like was ultimately a lowly method. If he could not secure her willing assistance, many things would be impossible to accomplish. One careless move might even trigger a chain reaction and bring the Jin Dynasty's entire arrangement crashing down.
The Jin Dynasty was, after all, his own territory. He could not sneak into Tang Kuo Manor or the imperial palace every time he returned. Song Qingshu had long arranged for himself a suitable identity that allowed him to enter and leave the palace freely.
After entering the palace and asking where Daiqisi was, Song Qingshu headed straight there. As he was nearing the place, he heard a cup smash, followed by a young eunuch's trembling pleas for mercy.
Once the young eunuch had cleaned up and left, Song Qingshu had barely entered the room when Daiqisi snorted. "Didn't I tell you to get out? Why did you come back in?"
Song Qingshu could not help laughing. "Is your monthly visitor here? Why are you so