"Your Highness... I can't go on anymore..."
A beautiful palace maid leaned against Sui Hongji's chest, her eyes brimming with longing for the future when she would become an imperial consort.
Just as Sui Hongji was preparing to press deeper into enemy territory, a figure suddenly appeared beside him, startling the palace maid into letting out a shriek.
The unexpected interruption nearly threw Sui Hongji's Dao heart into disarray on the spot.
Why did this guy always show up out of nowhere to find him at times like this?
Couldn't he at least give a heads-up first, or wait outside and send a voice transmission?
Somewhat annoyed, Sui Hongji released the palace maid and used a divine ability to send her into a nearby room. He said unhappily, "In the future, wait outside the courtyard and send a voice transmission before coming to see me."
"Didn't Your Highness tell me to report the moment I received any news?"
"A report can wait a moment. It's just a matter of giving a heads-up."
"Fine, I'll do my best next time. Also, Lord Luo has already spoken with Tang Yu. Tang Yu is unwilling to accept Your Highness's goodwill. It seems he got the information from those three women of the Hundred Flowers Sect and knows that Your Highness set the trap."
Upon hearing that the news had been leaked by those three from the Hundred Flowers Sect, Sui Hongji immediately flew into an embarrassed rage and cursed through gritted teeth.
"Those three damned women—weren't they supposed to be good fighters? Fine, the three of them joining forces and still letting Tang Yu escape. But they even leaked the information? Are their brains broken? Or were they seduced by that Tang bastard's looks?"
"The possibility of them being taken in by a