"The Third Princess summoned me to the Imperial City, and I spent the whole day being emperor. Apart from that... nothing much happened. So here I am. I slipped out of the Imperial City under cover of night to see you."
Zhang Yuan told her the truth.
Wei Liu gave a soft hum and asked, "Was it dangerous?"
Zhao Lian was a very dangerous person. Having known her for so many years, Wei Liu understood that well.
And besides Zhao Lian, there were the Grand Libationer of the Imperial Academy and the Grand Libationer of the Upper Nether Academy. Those two were said to employ extremely ruthless methods at the Bright Dawn court; Wei Liu had heard as much even in Sun-Chasing City.
If those three had joined forces to invite Zhang Yuan into the Imperial City to play emperor for a day, they must have intended to do him harm.
Zhang Yuan smiled. "You underestimate me, Miss Wei. Across the entire Crimson Firmament Roselight Realm, I could count the people capable of harming this humble Daoist on one hand."
Of course, that only counted the Human Race cultivators in the Crimson Firmament Roselight Realm. If he included all those gods and ghosts and the Six Heavenly Demon Kings, the number would exceed what he could count on two hands.
"Keep boasting."
Wei Liu clearly did not believe him. After a moment's hesitation, she said, "Next time you go to the imperial palace, take me along... We'll go together."
By "we," she naturally meant herself, Wei Jianxing, Wei Huai, Wu Qing, and Pan Zhong-the team assembled to campaign against the Demon King Palace.
Although their strength was nowhere near enough to contend with the Zhao Xia Imperial Family, they could still lend him some backing. Besides, her presence and Wei