Emperor Yongchang did not hear anything unusual in the Heavenly Queen's tone.
After digesting the good news she had brought, he considered how to tell her about the changes in his body.
He did not actually need to tell her. She had already noticed, but had not had time to ask.
She did not want to discuss their two sons with him any further either, so she smoothly turned the conversation to his figure. "Your Majesty, why have you put on weight lately?"
Normally, with Emperor Yongchang's strength-previously a Great Grandmaster and now in the Celestial Phenomena Realm-his figure could not possibly have gone out of shape.
Emperor Yongchang coughed lightly and explained, "I have cultivated a special cultivation method. This is its effect."
The Heavenly Queen narrowed her eyes. She felt that Emperor Yongchang did not seem to be lying, yet something seemed wrong.
She could only guess. "Is it the Heaven-Seizing Fist Blood Guanyin taught you?"
"Yes."
The Heavenly Queen said, "... Blood Guanyin is a fool too. She actually dared teach you the Heaven-Seizing Fist. She really has no idea what death looks like.
"Speaking of which, how many people's cultivation can you borrow now?"
Emperor Yongchang coughed loudly and asked with a very clumsy change of subject, "My lady, how is Old Tian?"
The Heavenly Queen's expression immediately darkened. "His fate remains unknown. Even if he isn't dead, he must have fallen into the Dragon Palace's hands. At a critical
"moment, he'll be a reserve card they can use to threaten us."
Emperor Yongchang sighed softly. "Victory and defeat are commonplace in war. Old Tian losing to the Turtle Chancellor was within our expectations;
"please restrain your grief, my lady. How are the investigations by our mole in the Dragon Palace going? Have they found Old