That day, when Yu Ci had fought fiercely on the lake, he had for a time been unable to care for himself. During that period, although Luo Yuniang had not been able to help much, she had tended to Ye Chi and Lu Ya in the cold spring exceedingly well, and Yu Ci was deeply grateful to her.
Seeing Luo Yuniang approach, Yu Ci promptly invited her into Yi Shui Ju, serving tea as a host.
However, Luo Yuniang was entirely direct. "I have no other purpose in coming; I am merely here on my master's behalf to invite the Heavenly Monarch over to her estate tomorrow evening for a chat and to introduce a few friends. I wonder if the Heavenly Monarch might spare the time to attend?"
"Tomorrow?"
Yu Ci was slightly startled. He would certainly agree to Xue Pingzhi's invitation, but it happened to conflict with his scheduled plans.
Luo Yuniang noticed the clue and asked curiously, "Is the Heavenly Monarch not free tomorrow?"
"Well, I already made an appointment the other day, but it shouldn't take up too much time. I wonder which hour Yuanjun Pingzhi has set?"
"It doesn't matter, as long as the Heavenly Monarch can arrive."
Luo Yuniang spoke casually, but Yu Ci would not take it lightly. After all, on Xi Yu Lake at this moment, these were precisely the few steadfast allies he could win over.
The more high-profile he had been the previous few days, the more cautious and well-prepared he was now at present.
The backlash of human hearts could not be underestimated. To truly believe he could sweep away everything by virtue of "Eternal Azure Sky" would be putting it politely to call it simple-minded.
He was currently unburdened and footloose; if he were truly to re-establish the