" Your Imperial Emperor, would you be interested in meeting me?"
Upon seeing the message from Shura, Su Hang immediately became alert. The other party had quit playing King of Glory for ten years, and suddenly came online saying he wanted to meet him. Even a three-year-old child would know that there must be a trap.
" Shura, I don't recall us having any connection," Su Hang replied with a cold laugh. "If you want to continue that undecided match from ten years ago, I'm ready to play anytime in the game."
[ Shura ]: I have been away from the game for ten years. It will probably take some time to regain the feeling I had before. But before that, I sincerely hope to meet Your Imperial Emperor in real life.
"Stop with the high-sounding platitudes." Su Hang cut to the chase, "What is your purpose in seeing me?"
[ Shura ]: On this return trip, I have learned about His Majesty the Imperial Emperor's legendary ten-year journey and I am filled with admiration. I was right about him back then. I hope to have real-life contact with His Imperial Emperor and become friends.
"Friend?"
Su Hang scoffed.
How could the renowned Captain of the Imperial Crown befriend the infamous Hundred Demons Captain? "You suddenly returned to the game after ten years just to befriend me? Do you even believe that yourself?"
[ Shura ]: Since Your Imperial Emperor is curious, I will tell you. The main purpose of my return to Honor of Kings is to bring home my younger sister.
"My younger sister?"
"Yes, she's my cousin."
[ Shura ]: My younger sister is King of Glory of Glory player. She recently ran away from home. After investigation, she is currently at the Clash of Kings Sanya in Huaxia, Hainan, China. I am here on my family's orders to bring her back.
"Oh, so you're here to see your sister."
Su Hang's expression softened slightly. After all, he also had a younger sister and knew very well how worried his family would be if she ran away from home.
[ Shura ]: I will be staying in Sanya, Hainan for two days. If Your Imperial Emperor agrees to meet me, I will be extremely honored and will present a generous gift to express my gratitude.
Su Hang was slightly taken aback. "What amazing gift?"
[ Shura ]: A gift that will absolutely satisfy His Imperial Emperor, please allow me to keep you in suspense for now.
"This Shura is very cunning."
Su Hang narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, and said, "But I'm in Sanya, Hainan. What's wrong with meeting him?"
[ Imperial Emperor ]: Okay, I agree.
"Holy crap! Lord Youjing is laughing?"
Hainan Atlantis Grand Hotel, Sanya, Hainan.
The Great Tengu was utterly shocked. He had accompanied Yugong Youjing for many years and had never seen him smile before. But tonight, after arriving at the Sanya hotel, he not only saw it, but he saw it several times in a row!
"His Highness's smile comes from the heart."
Beside her, Xue Ji, dressed in white with wide sleeves, gazed intently. She had served Yugong Youjing since he was born. He was naturally averse to smiling, and in the eighteen years he had smiled, he had only shown it a handful of times.
The last time I smiled from the bottom of my heart was ten years ago, when I had a 24-hour debate with the moderator of the Imperial Emperor Tieba Bar on Huaxia Baidu Tieba about the topic of "Who is stronger, Imperial Emperor or Shura?"
"But I really didn't expect that Lord Youjing is the captain of the Hundred Demons, Shura!" Great Tengu couldn't help but ask, turning his head. "Then you must be one of the vice-captains of the Hundred Demons, [ Snow Woman ]?"
Xue Ji nodded slightly. "I'm not interested in Honor of Kings, but since Your Highness wants to play, I naturally have to accompany and protect you. After all, Your Highness was only nine years old that year, and was ignorant and naive."
"Ignorant and naive?"
The Great Tengu said with a strange expression, "Are you kidding me? Every veteran player from the closed beta knows that Shura is the most shrewd. He created the Hundred Demons Team and forcibly signed a large number of potential players with unfair contracts."
Even the Three Champion Emperors wasn't spared.
"You seem to know a lot about the past." Xue Ji's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly.
"After all, I've been King of Glory player for ten years," Great Tengu said, rubbing his long nose. "Besides, I'm quite successful in the King of Glory esports scene; you should have heard of Imperial Crown, right?"
Xue Ji asked, "Which team did the Imperial Emperor create?"
"Yes, yes, I'm a member of the Imperial Crown now." Great Tengu said with a hint of pride, but hurriedly explained, "I am utterly loyal to Youjing, without a single disloyal thought. If I had known he was Shura, I would have definitely joined the Hundred Demons."
Xue Ji said meaningfully, "If I asked you to leave the Imperial Crown now and join the Hundred Demons, would you be willing?"
"I'm willing!" Great Tengu immediately pledged his loyalty, but his eyes darted away, and he rubbed his hands awkwardly, saying, "However, I have a contract with Imperial Crown, and if I withdraw, I'll have to pay an exorbitant termination fee."
Xue Ji didn't delve into it, saying calmly, "It's true that His Highness created the Hundred Demons, but His Highness is not the one who actually controls them."
Who is that?
"[ Nurarihyon ]!"
Nurarihyon?
Xue Ji continued, "That guy is the Shadow Captain. He uses the fame and prestige of His Highness's game account to lure potential players into joining the team, and then greedily reaps profits by signing exploitative contracts."
Great Tengu's eyelids twitched. "Why didn't you stop it?"
Xue Ji covered her mouth with her wide sleeve, her eyes calm and still, and said, "My duty is to protect His Highness's safety. As long as Nurarihyon doesn't threaten His Highness's safety, he can do whatever he wants."
"Lord Youjing values his reputation more than his life," Great Tengu couldn't help but say. "If he knew his reputation had been tarnished by that scoundrel Nurarihyon, he'd probably commit seppuku."
"Too good to be bad, and too bad to be good," Xue Ji said indifferently. "Your Highness has been deeply Nurarihyon and brainwashed by Nurarihyon, accepting his actions and believing him to be a good person. That's enough."
The Great Tengu was speechless, favoring sycophants and alienating virtuous ministers; no wonder the Hundred Demons Team ultimately fell apart.
"Since you're a member of the Imperial Crown, I might as well give you some information," Xue Ji said, glancing sideways. "Long before the fall of the Hundred Demons, Nurarihyon infiltrated your Imperial Crown team under an assumed name."
"Ah?"
The Great Tengu's body trembled.
"I've forgotten the exact time," Xue Ji frowned as she recalled, "A long time ago, His Highness contacted Nurarihyon and learned that Nurarihyon had become a high-ranking official in the Imperial Crown, holding a powerful position, and seemingly one of the twelve core members!"
What is Nurarihyon planning to do?
The Great Tengu suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.
[ Silver Dragon ][ Phoenix ][ Mountain Lord ] can be excluded, after all, they have long since left the Imperial Crown team.
That leaves only [ Huranlang ][ Yujingzi ][ Jueying ][ Wangsun ][ Yuejing ][ Shejun ][ Chou Ox ][ Ganglie ].
Which of these eight is the disguised Nurarihyon?
Yugong Youjing looked at the game chat interface, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up. If he hadn't been required by his clan to practice swordsmanship, he would probably have become a super god admired by millions of players, just like the Imperial Emperor!
But it's not too late.
"Captain Shura, the Imperial Emperor has always wanted to eliminate the traitorous Three Champion Emperors, but he lacks a legitimate reason."
"Now that Mountain Lord Phoenix have joined Sovereign Dominion, if there is further evidence of Silver Dragon joining Sovereign Dominion, the Imperial Emperor will definitely lead Imperial Crown to completely purge the Three Champion Emperors and their teams!"
"I happen to have some old photos of Silver Dragon that can prove he joined Sovereign Dominion. If you agree, I'll post them all over the internet immediately."
Looking at the message sent by [ Nurarihyon ].
Yugong Youjing nodded with considerable satisfaction.
" Your Imperial Emperor, I hope you like this gift."