'How could this be... How could this be...'
In Qingzhu Hall, all the women were getting accustomed to their new Magical Treasures. Only Lu Mingyuan was pacing back and forth in the rear courtyard, muttering to himself nonstop.
He had thought he could lie low for a while longer, making plans only after breaking through to the Tenth Realm.
But now, after learning of the Great Nether Empress's Holy Decree...
He was overcome with anxiety.
'I originally had plenty of time to prepare, to slowly lay my plans after dealing with the Infinite Faction. But with the way things are now, Father Emperor won't make an example of me, will he?'
'That Demoness... what a vicious heart she has!'
'To think she'd try to drive a wedge between me and Father Emperor. Isn't this just harming me, putting me under public scrutiny to be roasted alive?'
Before long, everyone in the Imperial Capital would know that the Great Nether Empress wanted to save him.
