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"I have always wondered if your presence is too inconspicuous."

"I am ashamed..."

Chen Qing followed the Emperor, keeping a distance of at least thirty feet.

Even though Chen Qing knew that the Emperor’s physical burden had reached its limit, the Emperor was not someone you could judge by common sense.

Even when weakened, Chen Qing did not want to get any closer—a counterattack when at a thread of health was a common occurrence among expert players.

"Your Majesty should also be considerate of his servant." Chen Qing humbly said, "After all, your servant comes from a modest background with no influence and relies solely on Your Majesty’s trust to have a place to stay. It is already difficult to protect myself, how can I covet more?"

"Is that so?" The Emperor looked at Chen Qing with a gloomy expression.

Chen Qing knew far more than he let on. In this incident, it appeared as if he had become invisible, and the forces from Jiangnan oddly showed no activity. Although it seemed to be because Chen Qing was targeted resulting in everything that followed, he felt it was not so.

Under many reasonable circumstances, there lurks the unreasonable, especially after the move Chen Qing had just made, making him even more certain.

This guy, Chen Qing... His hidden cards are almost imperceptible, perhaps even more so than the King of Qin. To say that he has no backup plans now, he would not believe it.

"Do you disbelieve, Your Majesty?"

"I do not believe..."

"Whether Your Majesty believes or not, I bear no ill will towards Your Majesty. Princess Royale Siao Mingyue has granted me her martial legacy, and before her death, entrusted me with the care of her child."

"What?" The Emperor sneered, "Trying to steal someone from me?"

"I am not..." Chen Qing shook his head. "Fei Jun has the bloodline of your Siao Family, arguably the most talented child of the next generation in your family. Your Majesty would not mistreat him. He could even be safer with you."

"This time, two of the Four Sacred Bodies belong to people from Jiangnan Academy. If I were also to take Fei Jun back... I do have some self-awareness."

"The King of Qin is modest..." The Emperor smiled slightly, but his smile quickly turned cold, "Are you suggesting that since you cannot take Fei Jun, you want to take the other two? Quite the appetite..."

"They are all students of mine; naturally, I should take them back."

"Can you take them back?" The Emperor sneered.

"It’s rather difficult, which is why I came to ask for Your Majesty’s support, right?"

"Ha?" The Emperor burst into laughter, "Do you think I would help you?"

"I do..." Chen Qing nodded. "I have just helped Your Majesty, a debt of life-saving grace... It’s not too much to say, is it?"

"Do you think I would care about that?"

"I do... Your Majesty, wise and mighty, naturally wouldn’t ignore significant kindness.

Previously dealing with the former King of Qin and the Reincarnator Black Empress, it can be said you endured humiliation for the greater cause.

Now my actions don’t conflict with your grand plans, do they? How about helping me out?"

The Emperor fell silent...

His private conversation with Chen Qing indeed suggested a willingness to cooperate, but there were some uncertainties.

His feelings towards Chen Qing were complex.

Unlike the King of Qin and certainly different from the Black Empress, those promised glorious futures they talked about, he did not believe. He believed in himself more.

But Chen Qing was different...

He truly managed to ensure the safety of the Human Race under his command and provided them with peace and prosperity.

Every day, he listened to his intelligence agents talk about Jiangnan; the reports from there were what he read the most, never tiring of them. If his subordinates were not absolutely reliable, he might even think he was reading a fictional story.

In such a demon-ridden world during turbulent times, this guy... he actually created such a paradise.

He was so much stronger than the King of Qin, who only made verbal promises.

Sometimes he even felt that if the King of Qin back then was the one standing before him now... perhaps he himself would have been content being just a general.

Unfortunately...

"I will help you!"

"Your Majesty, after all, I am your subject, but now...huh?" Chen Qing was stunned, looking at the other party in surprise.

Is this for real?

He had never thought the other party would actually lend a hand, and to be honest, if the Holy Army could take this opportunity to wipe out the Imperial Army, he wouldn’t hesitate to push them from behind.

Because in his view, the Siao siblings and their backing, King Xiang, posed a far greater danger than the deeply entrenched Ancient Demons.

At this point, the other party was at the end of their rope, and the biggest victory would be to safely get Fei Jun out. If they knew when to advance and retreat, they should take the out he provided and leave with their troops, but he never expected that they would be willing to help him...

Is it to seek another opportunity?

It shouldn’t be...

"What? Are you not willing?"

"How could I be unwilling?" Chen Qing immediately smiled and said, "I just didn’t expect Your Majesty to agree so readily."

"This time, I will help you..." The Emperor gazed deeply at Chen Qing: "to repay the life-saving grace you gave, clearing all debits and credits between us!"

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"The results are out over there; do you still want to keep watching like this?"

The Guard Commander looked at the still leisurely Kagura and asked coldly.

"What do you want me to do?" Kagura still spoke in a relaxed and cheerful tone.

"It’s not what I want, but what you will do..." the Guard Commander said coldly.

"Look at what you’re saying... I bear no deep hatred with those folks over there, why must it be a fight to the death?

" Kagura laughed while covering her mouth: "The forces betraying the Siao Family have nothing to do with me, nor do I have any dealings with little Chen Qing. Now that I’ve obtained the Four Sacred Body, why must I make it hard for them? "

"But as for you... better worry about your own situation."

"Why should I worry?"

"Shouldn’t you? Whether Ziyue is your daughter or not, she probably despises you deeply. Now that she has won the heart of the Holy Army, she’s only one step away from controlling the entire power of the Ancient Demon Clan, and you are her biggest obstacle; do you think... she will let you go?"

"Because of her?"

"And what about Chen Qing?" Kagura laughed: "You don’t really think that Chen Qing has exhausted all his tricks, do you?"

The Guard Commander fell silent. Of all people, Chen Qing was the one he couldn’t understand the most. Even in that situation, it seemed like a sure loss for the Emperor, but unexpectedly Chen Qing managed to turn it around.

That man even managed to use time-twisting abilities; who knows what other cards he’s still hiding.

"Cooperate?" Kagura suddenly said solemnly.

"To cooperate with me?" The Guard Commander scoffed: "With me, a traitor?"

"In this world, there are no eternal enemies, only differing stances." Kagura spoke softly: "Chen Qing won’t hand over his student, take a guess... where would your precious daughter stand?"

"The Ancient Demon Clan has put in so much effort and force; it won’t be just for a mere Four Sacred Body, and... you’ve been enduring for so long, don’t you want to secure one for yourself? Do you think... Chen Qing will let you succeed?"

"What kind of cooperation are you thinking about?"

"That depends on... how much influence you, the Guard Commander, really have within the Ancient Demon Clan..."

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Meanwhile, at a place unseen by all, a giant python that overshadowed the heavens and the earth had slowly approached.

Speaking of the Giant Python of the Celestial Serpent Palace, everyone knows it’s huge...

But probably no one could have imagined, it could be this immense.

That figure, coiling around the entire periphery of Azure Star, swallowed the moon that floated outside the world in one gulp!