Chapter 30: Changing Attire

Summoning the imperial physician was not a matter of great consequence. Yet, even though His Majesty tried his best to conceal his unusual state in the Golden Luan Hall, those with keen insight inevitably drew connections and reached a conclusion: the Emperor's health was failing!

The capital was shaken.

Within the Taihe Palace, a deathly silence reigned.

“If I use my inner strength to awaken His Majesty, will it cause harm...” I looked up to see Gu Xi's face darkening, for even he, sitting with me in the back seat, was feeling the worst of the jolting. As expected, his impatient voice rang out: “Tong Ying, how are you driving?” Seated in the middle, Xie Ze and Zhu Ke fared no better—they had both tumbled from their chairs and were now scrambling awkwardly to their feet.

However, upon returning home, he found no trace of Shen Xi. Anxiously, he called to ask her whereabouts, detecting the tremble of tears in her voice, yet Shen Xi insisted on finding her own way back.

Meanwhile, Han Zhenhan had not seen Shunzi either. Liu Zheng had been escorted away by a thousand black-armored troops under the guise of protection, and without Shunzi, Han Zhenhan could not leave on his own. After comforting Liu Zheng, he instructed him to await news at Taihu, then urged him to depart swiftly.

Though the weather had turned warmer, he still wore a thin cloak; his complexion was poor, his cheeks unnaturally flushed, and his brows and eyes were marked by fatigue.

“All those deeds were perpetrated by the Zhong family alone. I had no knowledge of them,” Ai Yonggui stammered in explanation.

Everyone except the sword spirit gasped in shock—Ling Yefeng's aura was simply terrifying. What was happening?

Yet in the Central Yuan World, the authority of the three great temples was so profound that, should they forbid the populace from using certain items, ordinary cultivators dared not resist, and could only obediently surrender their rings as they had last time.

In truth, Chu He had never initiated any action, yet a series of events, interconnected like the workings of a finely tuned machine, ultimately converged upon him with overwhelming force.

By this point, the matter was clear: after the white stone fell, the black stone began coveting Uncle Jiang’s business—or perhaps Uncle Jiang offered it willingly, seeking to secure Jiang Yang’s safety.

Kublai Khan had recalled a phrase Han Zhenhan knew well: “Before repelling external threats, one must first secure internal stability.” Just which direction Kublai Khan meant by ‘internal stability’ left many hearts plagued with suspicion.

Yu Gao, of course, was not afforded such treatment. How could Obito have the leisure to manipulate Yagura, letting Six-Tails transform to hone abilities?

Watching new viewers in the livestream being led astray, Ye An was momentarily speechless.

“Did I just hear you mention my name?” Yuan Hongbao’s face grew long and sullen, her expression positively grim—and she was exceedingly displeased.

Indeed, as soon as those words were spoken, the comment section exploded, the screen awash with ‘666’ that flooded the entire livestream.

Their passion blazed, all worries cast aside, tongues entwined repeatedly, and beneath the sparse moonlight, they unleashed the sparks of love.

This raised a glaring problem: Xue Yu seemed to have been cheated on, or at least her heart was deeply unsettled by a game she could not stomach.

When Gu Xing walked out, he sensed the rush of people entering. Though visibility inside was low, his acute senses allowed him to detect their approach and avoid them in advance, while those intruders could not find him.

Was she truly to compensate with decades of her life? Would she have to face him for all those years? Would the burden on her heart ache for so long?

“Ah, all right then.” The driver who had shown Mo Yuncong the photo, seeing he meant no trouble, hurried to help him open the car door.

At this moment, what came to mind was to leverage the high mobility and destructive power he and Minato possessed—charge deep into the ranks of the Stone Ninja, unleash a devastating attack, and retreat at once.