Standing amid the clouds and mist, his White Fox Fur Cloak billowed like piled snow.
A rare hint of color had returned to Jiang Wuqi's face. His noble, cold eyes swept lightly across the four directions, as if surveying his mountains and rivers.
"The Equality State plotted in secret against me. I shall exterminate them!"
Each word rang out like a silver vase shattering, like blades and spears clashing in unison.
He cried out in a long, clear voice, "Who else will come?"
He spoke of this moment, but not only this moment.
The Zhang Yong Weeping at the Shrine case had been a plot by the Equality State to sully the Emperor's name. Jiang Wuqi had been implicated, and his prospects had collapsed. His foundation lay in the court, but even more in the Son of Heaven's favor. To lose the Emperor's heart was almost to lose everything.
And today was the day Jiang Wuqi struck back!
Now, the wilderness was silent. The clouds had stopped, and the wind was still.
He had suppressed two Divine Presence Realm experts with a turn of his palm. It was as if even Cloud Mist Mountain had been cowed.
"Your Highness, I was caught in the blow too!" Li Youjiu's voice rang out from within his palm.
Jiang Wuqi said nothing. He walked through the clouds and mist, turning toward the foot of the mountain.
The Equality State's strongmen had chosen to assassinate him today. How could Li Youjiu, who had "coincidentally" been assigned to patrol the surrounding area, be innocent?
Jiang Wuqi even had records showing that Li Youjiu had altered his patrol assignment.
Of course, Li Youjiu could offer all kinds of reasonable explanations...
But Jiang Wuqi would not listen.
He had used himself as bait to lure out his