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The affair over Jiang Mingyang's destiny ended with the Censor-General being exiled.

Jiang Mingyang had escaped unscathed, without so much as a warning or punishment.

The emperor, too, seemed drunk on power and taken in by honeyed words.

He had grown utterly muddleheaded and appeared to trust Jiang Mingyang completely.

For a time, hidden currents stirred throughout the Heaven Dou Empire.

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect

Ning Fengzhi sat in a chair, pondering the sect's future. He could not make up his mind.

As things stood, Ning Fengzhi was the current emperor's teacher, a position of great prestige throughout the Heaven Dou Empire.

If nothing unexpected happened, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could develop steadily for decades to come.

But the mood across the continent had turned strange. Spirit Hall seemed ready to make a move, and the Heaven Dou Empire appeared to be facing a crisis.

That meant the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could no longer count on steady growth.

On the other hand, if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect helped the Heaven Dou imperial family through this crisis,

the sect might well climb to even greater heights.

Meanwhile, a report from his scouts some time ago had said that Jiang Mingyang was very close to both his daughter Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling, who possessed the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul. It looked as though two happy unions might be in the making.

Ning Fengzhi saw nothing unusual about Jiang Mingyang having several wives and concubines.

After all, what emperor did not have three palaces and six courts, with seventy-two consorts?

So if Ning Rongrong and Jiang Mingyang became a couple,

and Jiang Mingyang succeeded, the blessings that followed could be passed down from generation to generation.

That was why the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile