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The moment he entered, Qiu Zuo's knees buckled and he fell to the ground, panting as he blurted out, "Y-Your Majesty, something terrible has happened!"

Yu Jing frowned and glared at Qiu Zuo. What do you mean, something terrible has happened to His Majesty? If you can't speak properly, no one will mistake you for a mute! How many heads does the Qiu Family have to spare for cursing the reigning emperor?

Even Yu Jing herself had not realized that, after two days of serving Li Chen, she had unconsciously begun to favor him. In the past, she would certainly have spoken up to beg His Majesty's forgiveness rather than blame Qiu Zuo in her heart.

Li Chen said nothing. He merely waved away the beauty beside him who was offering him a cherry, his gaze remaining on Qiu Zuo as he motioned for him to continue.

Noticing Yu Jing's glare, Qiu Zuo also realized how poorly he had phrased his words. He instinctively lowered his head further, inwardly relieved that Li Chen had not taken offense, and hurried on. "Your Majesty, two Saint Realm experts in the Qiulin Mountains have been fighting to the death for nearly three days. Their battle has shattered mountains and split the earth for more than ten li around, diverted rivers, and left the surrounding people homeless. The direct and indirect losses are beyond counting."

The Qiu Family had a Medicine Garden in the Qiulin Mountains, and most of their income came from it. Qiu Zuo badly wanted to say, "Please intervene and save my Qiu Family, Your Majesty!" But he knew he had no standing to ask, so he could only describe the plight of the nearby people and leave the decision to Li Chen.

"Roughly how many people live nearby?" Li Chen