“Never mind that. Let’s get back to the matter at hand…” The Old Emperor clicked his tongue. “He’s from the Black-and-White Hall. By the standards I established back then, that organization was extremely particular about whom it recruited. In general, only people with a single-track mind could get in.”
“If I dare show my face, he’ll definitely bring out the ‘Heavenly Book of Laws’ at the first opportunity. He’d even risk his life to suppress me.”
“After all, a half-revived Old Emperor would be… a disaster for the Canghuang Realm.”
“And the Imperial Court Mountain was founded for the very purpose of suppressing unstable elements in the Canghuang Realm.”
“Even if I told him I had no intention of reclaiming the throne—that being emperor was so damn miserable, and whoever wanted the job could have it—”
“Would anyone believe me?”
“So, our current situation is rather awkward.”
Su Ji summed it up. “We can’t beat him, we can’t fool him, and we can’t hide.”
“We can still hide,” the Old Emperor said. “As long as you don’t go looking for trouble, he won’t be able to see through my concealment techniques with his cultivation.”
“What about the auction?” Su Ji pointed toward the Shu family’s residence. “That guy clearly intends to control the entire event. Once the auction begins, with him and an Immortal King sitting there, who would dare bid? Who would dare compete?”
“That depends on what you’re capable of, kid.” The Old Emperor immediately shifted the blame onto him. “Aren’t you always full of clever schemes? This kind of situation is exactly when you can fish in troubled waters.”
Su Ji rolled his eyes.
He watched as Elder Fang Zheng was respectfully ushered into the Shu residence by Shu Wanjuan. The gates slowly closed, cutting off the outside world’s view.
“Looks like we’ll have to change our approach.”
Su Ji lightly tapped his fingers against the table, producing a steady rhythm.
Su Jiu watched him cautiously from the side. “Senior Brother, have we… run into trouble?”
“Trouble?” Su Ji came back to himself and looked at his junior sister’s worried little face. Suddenly, he smiled.
He reached out and pinched Su Jiu’s cheek. The sensation was wonderfully soft.
“This isn’t called trouble.”
Su Ji stood up and casually tossed a few spirit stones onto the table.
“It’s called a variable.”
“Now that someone from the Imperial Court Mountain has entered the fray, all those other assorted monsters and demons are bound to become restless.”
“The Shu family wants to use the Imperial Court Mountain’s influence to suppress everyone else, but that also depends on whether the others are willing to accept it.”
Su Ji walked over to the window and looked down at the crowds, which had begun to flow through the streets again.
Although Elder Fang Zheng’s pressure had already dissipated, the oppressive atmosphere had been etched deep into everyone’s hearts.
But when oppression reaches its limit, an eruption often follows.
“Let’s go, A-Jiu.”
“Where?”
Su Ji turned and headed downstairs, his back straight and his bearing imposing.
In his sea of consciousness, the Old Emperor could not help asking, “What are you planning now? Don’t do anything reckless. That old fellow really does have some serious abilities.”
“Relax.” Su Ji replied inwardly, “I’m a man who respects the rules above all else.”
…
At the same time, at the Tong residence.
Li Yunzhi stood in the study. Before him, a black jade bookmark radiated a faint glow, projecting a panoramic view of Tianshui City.
Old Ce, the book boy, floated in midair. As he stared at the golden afterglow lingering above the Shu family, his expression turned exceedingly grim.
“Fang Zheng… That stubborn fool actually came.” Old Ce ground his teeth. “This makes things much more troublesome. With him here, the measures we arranged beforehand are probably all going to be useless.”
Li Yunzhi’s brows drew together. “The Imperial Court Mountain interfering might actually be a good thing, mightn’t it?”
“Good my ass!” Old Ce cursed. “This isn’t the time to worry about the sword.”
“You mean, Miss…”
Old Ce cut Old Li off, his gaze deep and somber. “Fang Zheng can’t tolerate even the slightest impurity in his eyes. Although the Shu family was in the wrong over Shu Yufeng’s crippling, in Fang Zheng’s eyes, this is a challenge to order itself.”
“What about that Masked Man…”
“If that Masked Man has any sense, he should run as far away as possible right now.” Old Ce sighed. “If he doesn’t run and still insists on attending the auction…”
“Then there’ll be a good show.”
Li Yunzhi remained silent.
He remembered that night, and the terrifying aura emanating from that young man.
For some reason, he found himself harboring a faint expectation.
He expected that unreasonable young man to deliver a resounding slap to the rigid rules of the Imperial Court Mountain.
“The times are changing…” Li Yunzhi murmured.
Outside the window, dark clouds gathered and covered the moonlight.
“So, Old Li, if even an idiot like you can tell that the times are changing, why aren’t you running?”
“How many spirit stones do you get paid a month? Why are you insisting on risking your life here?”
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