That night, the entire Capital City seemed calm and peaceful, but many people knew that undercurrents were stirring.
Of course, for most ordinary people in the Capital City, there was plenty worth talking about that evening. In their eyes, the Magic Appraisal Assembly had certainly been spectacular.
Even the monster that appeared midway through, startling so many people, had been part of the spectacle, to say nothing of the beauty of those flowers in a mirror and moon upon the water. Even watching the beheadings counted.
The commotion in the Emperor's Bedchamber was so loud that the old eunuch Zhao Chaolin, standing guard outside, could not help smiling faintly. His Majesty was truly as vigorous as a living dragon and lively tiger tonight. It seemed Mage Jin Lan would soon become Consort Jin Lan.
Xiao Yuzhi was also patrolling the city that night. Those fiends had merely concealed themselves well; their true natures remained, and sooner or later they would be unable to restrain themselves. Until they were eliminated, Xiao Yuzhi did not want anything to happen in the Capital City. He still did not know that the emperor had already been so impatient as to summon Mage Jin Lan to his bed.
At the Azure Spirit Estate, Gao Hongqing was somewhat restless that night as well. Rather than sleeping, he stood around the Alchemy Furnace with several disciples.
The fire in the Alchemy Furnace blazed fiercely, illuminating Gao Hongqing and the disciples beside him.
A thin wisp of smoke rose above the Alchemy Furnace, stretching into the sky and becoming part of the night's clouds.
Then a faint fragrance gradually began to grow stronger.
"Master, the fragrance is rising!"
A disciple cried out excitedly. Gao Hongqing's spirits lifted as well, but he immediately restrained himself.
"Neither pride nor impatience.