Legend of Swordsman

”Princess!”

Li Mi stood up immediately after speaking.

Jian Wushuang did not see him off; he remained seated in the pavilion.

He finally understood now.

The imperial edict was not to resist the Yue Kingdom but to use his strength to eliminate dissent within the court.

The Jiang Kingdom was truly finished.

Luckily, he hadn’t genuinely pledged allegiance to the Jiang Kingdom, or he would have been doomed alongside these people sooner or later.

The next day, Jian Wushuang got up early to enter the palace.

He went alone, with no one accompanying him.

Today’s visit to the palace was merely for a conferment of rewards.

The real matters needed to be discussed privately.

Upon entering the palace, a eunuch guided him to the court hall.

Today’s morning assembly had most people discussing him.

When he entered, they all looked at him.

Jian Wushuang felt no pressure as he stepped into the hall, bowing neither humbly nor arrogantly.

He did not kneel.

This was seized upon by those opposed to the imperial edict as a handle against him, immediately rebuking him and assigning him a string of charges.

Jian Wushuang snorted with a sneer, retorting, ”I am here to protect the Jiang Kingdom, but what about you? You wish to see the Jiang Kingdom perish!”

Though none of them were truly virtuous.

At least he cared about his reputation!

These people didn’t even care about that.

They advocated surrendering to the Yue Kingdom with pompous arguments, which was simply laughable.

Being confronted like this, the faces of many court officials turned red.

At this moment, the Emperor of Jiang, seated on high, spoke.

It was just a word of appeasement.

But it made Jian Wushuang frown.

He directly raised his head to look at the young Emperor of Jiang.

He was shocked at what he saw.

In his mind, he instantly thought of the woman in white he had encountered at Candle Dragon Mountain.

Although he hadn’t noticed anything initially.

But voices don’t lie.

Due to the rules of the court, he couldn’t directly gaze at the Emperor at first glance. Now, taking a closer look, he recognized her.

The other party certainly recognized him too.

But she did not speak.

Jian Wushuang was thrown into chaos.

He even ignored his own conferment of rewards.

Until the words ”dismiss the court” were spoken, and Li Mi pulled him, did he come to his senses.

Leaving the palace, he got into Li Mi’s carriage.

Only then did he calm down.

”Lord Li, there is something I wish to ask!”

”Speak freely!” Li Mi responded straightforwardly.

Jian Wushuang was even more straightforward. He asked a question that would cause those ministers to panic.

”Is the Emperor of Jiang actually a woman!”

As soon as he said this.

Li Mi was stunned.

He hurriedly reached out to cover Jian Wushuang’s mouth.

It was evident that he knew the inside story. Otherwise, such an important matter as the imperial edict would not have been entrusted to Li Mi to handle. He must have been a confidant of the young Emperor.

”Discuss this at my residence!” Li Mi’s tone was uncharacteristically stern at this moment.

When he looked at Jian Wushuang, there was a hint of killing intent.

Jian Wushuang could feel this killing intent.

Once inside the residence, Li Mi said nothing, taking him directly to a secluded courtyard.

In the courtyard, there was a bamboo grove, creating a tranquil atmosphere.

Li Mi then turned his head to look at him.

”How did you discover this matter?”

”You should ask that young emperor!” Jian Wushuang stood with his hands behind his back, a soft sword hanging at his waist.

If the other party dared to turn hostile, he would take Li Mi’s head first and then lead his men back to Binhai County.

Li Mi wasn’t angered by his reference to the current emperor and said sternly, ”You’d better keep this matter to yourself, or you’ll surely die!”

His words didn’t sound like a threat, but more like a statement of fact.

Yet, the situation was quite amusing.

An emperor on the brink of losing his country turned out to be a woman.

Jian Wushuang looked up at Li Mi and calmly said, ”Even if I keep it a secret, that young

emperor won’t spare me!”

”Hmm?” Li Mi was somewhat surprised by his statement.

But before he could ask further, someone outside reported that the emperor had summoned

Jian Wushuang to the palace.

”You know the emperor?”

”I’ve met once!”

”No wonder you know the emperor’s identity. But don’t worry, as long as you keep this secret and kill the Eldest Princess, you’ll be one of us, and the emperor won’t trouble you!” Li Mi

spoke with confidence, thinking this was merely a power struggle.

However, Jian Wushuang saw further.

This wasn’t just a feud within the royal family.

It was a conspiracy among cultivators.

The enmity between the current emperor and the Eldest Princess wasn’t as simple as a fight

for the throne.

Jian Wushuang patted Li Mi’s shoulder and said, ”Help me pass a message to Xiang Yang, tell him not to wait for me, and if I die, spare him!”

”Is it that serious?” Li Mi became somewhat flustered.

If the emperor truly killed Jian Wushuang, the hundred thousand troops in Binhai County

would rebel.

At that time, the collapse of the dynasty would be disastrous for the royal family.

Jian Wushuang didn’t bother explaining anything further and simply left the small courtyard.

He followed the eunuch who delivered the decree and re-entered the imperial palace.

However, this time, they didn’t use the main gate but a side entrance.

From there, they headed directly into the depths of the palace.

Jian Wushuang followed behind the eunuch, lost in thought.

He was taking a gamble.

Actually, once he recognized the other’s identity, he couldn’t leave anymore.

He could only face it head-on.

He wasn’t sure if his luck was good or bad.

He wanted to see the other person but feared that person wouldn’t trust him.

Thus, he was torn.

After walking for a while, they stopped in front of a large hall.

The palace eunuch turned to Jian Wushuang and said, ”Please wait here for a moment. I will

go and announce your arrival!”

”Thank you, Steward,” Jian Wushuang nodded slightly.

The chief eunuch went inside to report, and then led him in.

However, the eunuch did not follow inside.

Only Jian Wushuang walked in alone.

The entire hall had a unique fragrance, evoking a sense of reverie.

Standing at the center, Jian Wushuang glanced around but did not see the emperor of the Jiang

Kingdom.

He didn’t rush to speak, just stood there waiting.

After a while, the screen automatically folded, revealing the emperor of the Jiang Kingdom

behind it.

Jian Wushuang turned his head to look and met the other’s gaze.

”We meet again!” The young emperor smiled faintly.

No one would have expected such a coincidence.

Initially, with a tentative attitude, he went to Candle Dragon Mountain and ended up

encountering the emperor of the Jiang Kingdom.

A coincidence or intentional?

Jian Wushuang couldn’t be sure it was accidental.

Because this world was controllable.

”If you have something to say, just say it directly!” Jian Wushuang said calmly.

He didn’t want to waste words and wanted to be straightforward. After all, this was a mortal world, and there was nothing that couldn’t be said.

The Wanliu Divine Wood was once a precious treasure to him, but now, it was no longer

important.

He only wanted to leave, and once he was out, it would be easy to find out why the Wanliu Divine Wood appeared here.

But now, he had no choice but to speak.

The emperor of the Jiang Kingdom was writing something at the moment, not in a hurry, and

said in a calm tone, ”I’m quite curious. You went from a dock worker to conquering the entire Binhai County and even formed some Coastal Guards, all in just half a year. That’s not something an ordinary person can achieve!”