"I've been thinking that your presence is a bit too faint."
"Your subject is ashamed."
Chen Qing followed behind the emperor, keeping a distance of at least ten zhang. Even though Chen Qing knew that this guy's body was already at its limit, he couldn't be judged by common sense. Even if he was low on health, Chen Qing didn't want to get close at all. In the world of high-level players, killing someone with a sliver of health was commonplace.
"Your Majesty should also be understanding of your subject," Chen Qing said humbly. "After all, I was born into a humble family and have no resources. I only have a place to live because of Your Majesty's trust. It is already difficult enough to protect myself. How could I possibly be greedy for more?"
"Is that so?" The emperor looked at Chen Qing with a gloomy expression.
Chen Qing knew far more than he did, yet he seemed to have vanished in this incident. The Jiangnan forces also inexplicably stopped making any moves. Although it seemed that everything that followed was because Chen Qing was being targeted, he felt that wasn't the case.
Many seemingly reasonable situations conceal underlying inconsistencies, and after Chen Qing's actions just now, he became even more certain of this.
Chen Qing's trump cards are basically unpredictable, perhaps even more so than the King of Qin. It's hard to believe he has no backup plans at all.
"Your Majesty doesn't believe me?"
"I don't believe it."
"Whether Your Majesty believes it or not, I have no ill intentions towards you. Princess Xiao Mingyue and I have a debt of gratitude for passing on our martial arts skills, and before she died, she entrusted me with the care of her child."
"What?" the emperor sneered, "Trying to snatch someone from me?"
"I don't want to." Chen Qing shook his head. " Fei Jun has the blood of your Xiao Household. He can be said to be the most talented child of your Xiao Household's next generation. His Majesty will not mistreat him, and he may be safer with you."
" Of the Four Saints Physique this time, two are from the Jiangnan Academy. I am aware of my limitations if I were to bring Fei Jun back as well."
" King of Qin is too modest," the emperor smiled slightly, but the smile quickly turned cold, "Does King of Qin mean that you can't take Fei Jun back, but you want to take the other two back? You have quite the appetite."
"They are all my students, so naturally I must take them back with me."
"Can you take it back?" the emperor sneered.
"It's a bit difficult, so that's why we've come to ask His Majesty for help."
"Huh?" The emperor chuckled. "You think I'd help you?"
"Yes," Chen Qing nodded, "Your Majesty, I just helped you. Is it too much to say I saved your life?"
Do you think I would care about that?
"Yes, Your Majesty is wise and Divine Martial, and naturally cannot be without fault. You endured humiliation and hardship when dealing with the previous King of Qin and that Reincarnator Black Queen, all for the sake of the great cause. But my current actions do not conflict with your great cause, do they? How about you help me out?"
The Emperor remained silent.
His private conversation with Chen Qing indicated an intention to cooperate, but there were some things he was unsure about.
He had mixed feelings about Chen Qing.
Unlike the King of Qin, and even more so the Black Queen, he didn't believe in the so-called bright future they spoke of; he believed in himself more.
But Chen Qing is different.
He truly succeeded in ensuring the safety of his human race and enabling them to live and work in peace.
He actually listened to his intelligence agents talk about the situation in Jiangnan every day. He read the intelligence about Jiangnan the most, and he Heavenly Capital got tired of it. He would never pass on false intelligence if it weren't for his subordinates. He even felt like he was reading a story.
In a world teeming with demons and during such turbulent times, this fellow managed to create such a paradise.
He was far superior to the King of Qin, who only made empty promises.
He even sometimes felt that if the King of Qin of Qin back then were the King of Qin before him, he might have been content to be a general.
pity
"I'll help you!"
"Your Majesty, we are, after all, your subjects. At this moment... Huh?" Chen Qing was taken aback and looked at the other party in astonishment.
Is it true or false?
He certainly didn't expect to actually get their help. To be honest, if the Four Saints Army could take the opportunity to wipe out the imperial army, he would even give them a push.
In his view, the Xiao Household siblings and the Xiang King Xiang behind them were far more dangerous than the Ancient Demon with deep roots.
At this point, the enemy was at their last gasp. It was already a great achievement that they were able to safely take Fei Jun away. If the enemy knew when to back down, they would probably take the opportunity he had given them and leave with their troops. But he never expected that the enemy would be willing to help him.
Are you looking for another opportunity?
That shouldn't be the case.
"What? Are you not pleased, my dear minister?"
"How could that be?" Chen Qing immediately laughed, "I just didn't expect His Majesty to agree so readily."
"I'll help you this time." The emperor looked at Chen Qing with a deep gaze. "To repay your life-saving grace, our relationship as ruler and subject is now even!"
Chen Qing: "."
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"The results are already out over there, are you going to keep waiting and seeing?"
The head guard looked at Kagura, who remained unhurried, and asked in a cold voice.
"What do you want me to do?" Kagura asked with a relaxed smile.
"It's not that I want to, but that you will," the captain of the guard said coldly.
"Look at what you're saying. I have no deep-seated hatred for those people over there, so why must we fight to the death?" Kagura covered her mouth and laughed. "The faction that Xiao Household family member betrayed wasn't mine, and I have no connection with that Chen Qing. Now that I've obtained the Four Saints Physique, why must I make things difficult for them?"
"On the contrary, shouldn't you be more worried about your own situation?"
What do I need to worry about?
"Aren't you worried? Whether Ziyue is your daughter or not, she probably hates you to the core, right? Now she has won the hearts of the Four Saints Army and is only one step away from controlling the entire Ancient Demon Clan. And the biggest obstacle is you. Do you think she will let you go?"
"Because of her?"
"And what about Chen Qing?" Kagura laughed. "You don't really think Chen Qing has run out of tricks, do you?"
The head guard fell silent upon hearing this. Of all the people, he couldn't understand Chen Qing the most. Just now, no matter how you looked at it, it seemed like the emperor was bound to lose. He never expected that Chen Qing could turn the situation around.
That guy can even use the ability to twist space and time; who knows how many more trump cards he has up his sleeve?
"Cooperate?" Kagura suddenly asked quietly.
"Cooperate with me?" The captain of the guard laughed immediately. "With me, a traitor?"
"There are no eternal enemies in this world, only different stances," Kagura whispered. " Chen Qing won't hand over his student. Guess which side your precious daughter is on?"
"Your Ancient Demon Clan has gone to great lengths and expended so much effort; surely you don't expect to fail even in obtaining one of the Four Saints Bodies? And you've endured so much for so long, isn't it because you yourself want to possess one of them? Do you think Chen Qing will let you succeed?"
How do you want to cooperate?
"That depends on how much influence you, the captain of the guard, actually have within the Ancient Demon Clan."
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Meanwhile, unseen by anyone, a colossal python, obscuring the sky, was slowly approaching.
When people talk about the giant python in the Heavenly Python Palace, everyone's impression is that it is enormous.
But probably no one could have imagined that such a large entity would exist.
That figure, encircling the entire outer edge of the Azure Star, with its enormous head, actually swallowed the moon, which was suspended outside the world, whole!