Behind the screen in the Imperial Study, Yuhuatian and several elderly palace eunuchs at the Grandmaster realm held weapons, ready at any moment to stop Cheng Shifei if he rebelled.
But they thought Cheng Shifei was unlikely to act. After all, they had surrounded his home-unless he no longer wanted his parents to live.
There was even less need to worry about Lin Lang. He was a cripple; they only needed to be careful not to let him die.
They wanted to see the martial arts legacies Lin Lang possessed, too.
With more advanced martial arts, their standing in the palace could rise even higher.
Having paid the price of no longer being men to enter the palace, who would not want greater power and a better life?
Now the opportunity was right before their eyes.
Wei Jinzhong was outside with some experts from the Eastern Depot and Jinyiwei, ready to provide support at any moment. To them, that was foolishness-pushing away credit already within his grasp.
If you stayed outside, would His Majesty even notice you?
Wei Jinzhong was still too young.
Just as everyone thought nothing could possibly go wrong, a terrifying aura suddenly descended. They found it difficult even to move a finger.
This was the Martial Dao True Intent of the Heaven-Man Realm-or rather, Divine Intent.
Had a Heaven-Man Realm expert arrived? But they had not seen anyone.
Had His Majesty invited Zhang Sanfeng?
Lin Lang clasped his hands behind his back. His formerly hunched spine straightened again, and he casually shook off the supporting hand of the young eunuch beside him.
"The Jinyiwei framed the loyal and virtuous? Who here is loyal and virtuous?"
"Is it this Commander of the Tiger Braves Guards with eighteen concubines at home, or this Commander of the Feathered Forest