Red Smoke Aura surged from "Chen Xu's" fingers, shooting straight at Chen Cuo!
But just as it was about to touch him, it scattered into wisps of mist and vanished without a trace.
It seemed to have lacked the strength to take shape.
Even so, the old eunuch's expression changed drastically!
"Your Majesty, you..."
Wei Wen had been looking for a chance to return the Jade Pendant in his arms to the emperor. Since the Marquis of Linru County had not defied the imperial decree, the strange object of unknown origin felt like a hot coal in his hands.
Before he found that chance, however, he watched the emperor raise a finger and fire a streak of scarlet Smoke Aura straight at the Marquis of Linru County!
The wisp of Smoke Aura vanished in an instant, but the old eunuch knew his eyes had not deceived him.
He immediately shrieked, "Who are you? Why are you impersonating His Majesty? What have you done to him?"
His master had once practiced boxing, but he had never gone far down the Martial Path. How could he possess such power?
"Silence!"
Disgust crossed "Chen Xu's" face. With a wave of his hand, he struck the old eunuch unconscious from a distance!
Wei Wen had martial training, but he could not use a shred of it. He toppled backward beside Chen Cuo.
"Chen Xu" turned back to Chen Cuo and asked with a half-smile, "How did you discover me?" His gaze settled on the fine line on Chen Cuo's forehead. "Ah, yes. I remember your Divine Ability gave rise to a third eye. Eyes naturally have the power to see through things. I kept my work subtle and spared little effort on it, so it's no surprise you happened to see through me. But