Capital City, Lizhèng Hall.
Empress He was filled with worry, but she still draped a blanket over Emperor Qian and urged him:
"Your Majesty, sit down and rest a while. Leave this to the Directorate of Celestial Observation."
Cao Fo'er stood at the hall entrance like a door god.
Dressed in his dragon robe, Emperor Qian paced back and forth inside the hall, his brow filled with fury. Yet he said nothing, only silently considering the assassination attempt just now.
The black cat that had appeared out of nowhere could hardly have killed him, the emperor of Great Qian, but bewitching birds and beasts into attacking the sovereign was unforgivable!
Yet he could not understand who was trying to assassinate him.
He had only one Crown Prince. There was no struggle over the succession.
None of the princes commanded troops. Even if the assassination succeeded, it would mean nothing while the Crown Prince remained alive.
Could it be Northern Zhou...
Or did Li Gongpu's resentment reach the heavens, turning him into a black cat to take revenge on me...
It seems the Li Household must be uprooted, down to the last blade of grass...
As he was considering this, a sound suddenly came from outside the hall.
Whoosh-
Seeing the newcomer dressed in Daoist robes, Cao Fo'er inwardly sensed trouble, but he still asked with a smile:
"What brings you to Lizhèng Hall so suddenly, Chief Astronomer?"
Hearing this, Emperor Qian's expression changed abruptly as well. He hurried to the entrance:
"Daoist Lu, Jing Huan..."
Lu Wuzhen stood outside the hall and cupped his hands in salute:
"The Crown Prince is unharmed. He has gone to the Directorate of Celestial Observation, with six Immortal Officials guarding him. I came because Imperial Father-in-Law He wishes to invite Your Majesty over