Qian Renxue's beautiful eyes widened, filled with disbelief.
In those few seconds, many candidates had flashed through her mind.
But she never expected it would be herself.
After all, her current disguised identity was the reigning emperor of the Tiandou Empire, Xue Qinghe.
On a daily basis,
no matter the time or place, she had to appear in the public eye.
So, let alone going to the Clear Sky Sect,
even if she disappeared for more than two hours,
it would cause a massive uproar throughout the city.
If it were any longer, it would likely cause turmoil in the imperial court.
However, what Jin Mian said was indeed true.
Ever since she became this unlucky emperor,
she not only had to act every day and play mind games with those ministers,
but she also had to handle a vast amount of government affairs.
After a busy day, she still had to cultivate at night.
She had almost no leisure time at all.
She was nearly bored to death.
Clearly, Jin Mian had also considered Qian Renxue's situation.
So he said thoughtfully, "However, your current identity is indeed a problem."
"We must find a suitable reason."
Qian Renxue's eyes suddenly lit up.
"I've got it!"
"If all else fails, I'll arrange a hunt in a week."
"As for the location, we can place it in the mountain range near the Clear Sky Sect."
"Then the two of us can just go to the Clear Sky Sect together."
Hearing this,
Jin Mian nodded repeatedly. "As expected of my Little Xue, you're so clever. Why didn't I think of that?"
"Stop being so glib."
"I need to summon people now to arrange the hunting matters."
"You go out first."
Qian Renxue pushed Jin Mian toward the door.
Jin Mian, being very playful, said, "Actually, I could continue hiding under the table."
"In your dreams," Qian Renxue rolled her eyes at Jin Mian.
Without another word, she kicked him out.
Then she had the Eunuchs summon the court ministers to the Imperial Study.
Jin Mian, who had been kicked out,
scratched his head.
In the end, he chose to go back to the Imperial Garden to pump iron.
He needed to speed up the improvement of his forging skills.
The sooner he reached the level of a Rank 6 Master Forger,
the sooner he could start creating the emperor battle armor!
Just as Qian Renxue and Jin Mian were discussing going to the Clear Sky Sect in a week,
the people from the Clear Sky Sect looking for trouble had already arrived at the palace... Ever since the Moon Pavilion was torn down,
Tang Yuehua had returned to the Clear Sky Sect and told her brother, Tang Xiao, all about the grievances she suffered in the Tiandou Empire.
She told him everything in detail.
When Tang Xiao learned of this,
he was also extremely furious.
The Clear Sky Sect's only current source of information had actually been destroyed by the Tiandou Empire.
His large, calloused hand clenched into a fist and slammed heavily onto the stone table.
"This new emperor of the Tiandou Empire goes too far!"
"Do they take our Clear Sky Sect for a soft target?"
Although the current Clear Sky Sect had suffered massive losses due to the incident with Tang Hao years ago,
leading them to seal the mountain and forbid anyone from entering or leaving,
and combined with the fact that Qian Daoliu and Jin E had shown mercy back then,
allowing them to catch their breath,
a starved elephant is still larger than a wolf!
Relying on their deep heritage,
they were still one of the Upper Three Sects.
The current Clear Sky Sect had six Titled Douluo.
Besides Tang Xiao, the Titled Douluo who had reluctantly become the Sect Master to save his younger brother,
the five surviving Elders, through their years of secluded cultivation,
had all reached the Titled Douluo realm.
Seeing Tang Xiao's fury and his stance as if he were about to go vent his anger for Tang Yuehua, the Second Elder
immediately spoke up: "Sect Master, the Clear Sky Sect is currently in seclusion and cannot easily leave the mountain."
"But since the Tiandou Empire has shown such contempt for our Clear Sky Sect, we cannot let them off easily either."
"In my opinion, how about this."
"Let Old Seven go and invite that Xue Qinghe to the Clear Sky Sect."
"We will have a good talk with him."
Tang Xiao very much agreed with this idea.
A mere Tiandou Empire actually dared to oppose their Clear Sky Sect.
They were surely relying on nothing more than those two Titled Douluo from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
When Xue Qinghe arrived, he would let him know
that in front of the Clear Sky Sect, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was still lacking.
However, the Seventh Elder, the Blazing Sun Douluo, was not happy.
He looked at the Second Elder and said reluctantly, "Since it's that girl Yuehua who caused the trouble, she should solve it herself. Why make me go? If not, let the Sect Master go."
Because of Tang Hao,
the Blazing Sun Douluo and several other Elders had always had issues with Tang Xiao and Tang Yuehua.
It didn't show much on a daily basis,
but in their hearts, they didn't want to deal with these two at all.
Even though Tang Xiao was the Sect Master now,
these Elders all followed the Second Elder's lead.
The Second Elder glanced at Tang Lie: "Blazing Sun, the Sect Master is the strongest among us; he must undoubtedly stay to guard the Clear Sky Sect at all times."
"Others also have things on their hands."
"You are the most idle. If you don't go, who will?"
"Set off now and bring Xue Qinghe back as soon as possible."
"Yes!"
Tang Lie stood up reluctantly.
Then he left the meeting place
and flew toward the bottom of the mountain.
Because of their seclusion,
the Clear Sky Sect's current location was in the Iron Heart Mountain Range. Although it was still within the Tiandou Empire,
it was about three hundred kilometers away from Heaven Dou City.
Even though Tang Lie was a Titled Douluo,
it took him three days of continuous travel to reach Heaven Dou City... Late at night.
Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, Imperial Study.
After Jin Mian helped Qian Renxue finish the last pile of memorials for the day,
he stretched his back.
Qian Renxue placed a cup of Eight Treasure Tea on the desk.
Then she came behind Jin Mian.
She placed her hands on his shoulders and began to massage them.
"Thank you for your hard work," Qian Renxue said softly.
Jin Mian took a sip of tea and enjoyed the massage. "It's just some memorials; what's so hard about it?"
"That being said, you should find a substitute."
Qian Renxue was puzzled. "A substitute? Why should I find a substitute out of the blue?"
"What do you think?" Some things were not convenient to say here.
So Jin Mian pointed to the mark on his forehead.
Indeed.
The reason for finding a substitute for Qian Renxue
was so that
once her Martial Soul evolved into its final form, the Twelve-Winged Angel,
the substitute could take over as emperor for her.
And Qian Renxue would return to the Hall of Worship
to undergo the Angel Godly Trial.
After all, no matter how important the plan to usurp the country was,
could it be more important than becoming a god?
As long as she became a god, even if she faced an army of millions, with a gentle wave of her hand, she could wipe them out completely.
Qian Renxue also understood instantly.
But she was a bit troubled. "But if we're to find a substitute, who should we look for?"
"The position of emperor is very attractive to ordinary people."
"So this substitute must be able to maintain an absolute stance and absolute loyalty."
"Otherwise, if they have even the slightest ulterior motive, then all my years of effort will be handed over to someone else."
Jin Mian lowered his head in thought.
What Qian Renxue said made a lot of sense.
But just as the two were discussing potential candidates for the substitute,
suddenly,
they sensed the aura of a Titled Douluo stealthily approaching...
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