"...It was actually this outrageous?"
The anger on Li Chu's face completely faded at that moment.
What replaced it was unprecedented gravity!
But immediately after, a dense fighting spirit surged onto his rugged face!
Such a formidable enemy—if he could personally behead him before His Majesty...
What a glorious military achievement that would be!
It seemed Tao Yunsheng had seen through his thoughts.
Tao Yunsheng withdrew his gaze and said mildly,
"If you want to make a move, I won't stop you."
"As long as you obtain His Majesty's approval beforehand."
With Li Chu's strength, and with him keeping watch,
even if Li Chu could not defeat Ye Li, he should still be able to probe his true capabilities.
Such a good opportunity would be wasted if they did not use it.
"Heh heh!" Li Chu chuckled. "Of course! If His Majesty shakes her head, then even if you gave me ten thousand guts, I wouldn't dare act on my own!"
Tao Yunsheng nodded again.
The two immediately turned into streaks of light, sweeping over the layer upon layer of fortresses in the Imperial Capital before arriving above the Imperial City.
The ten-thousand-zhang divine statue of the founding emperor stood here.
And the Empress in dragon robes was currently seated cross-legged atop the statue's crown.
Her bearing was as lofty and supreme as ever!
Merely sitting there quietly, she resembled an unparalleled true dragon about to soar into the skies and ride the wind!
Behind her stood the gathered officials, their faces ashen.
Ever since learning of Ye Li's declaration of war several hours ago, not a single one of them had dared question their Empress's decision again.
It truly was... wise!
Who could have imagined that Ye Li would be so greedy!
Swallowing several star domains in succession had