Starting with the Magic Absorption Technique: I swept through the fantasy world.

The carriage stopped, and the coachman drew his sword and stood guard beside him. He had previously been a guard in the princess's household, and after the princess's parents passed away, he stayed in the princess's residence. In his old age, he became the one who drove the princess's carriage.

Neither the princess nor Qiao Li spoke in the carriage; they sat there with tense expressions. Before long, screams echoed through the darkness, followed by more screams.

Li Yili knew it must have been the Emperor's doing. Although she was worried, she had great confidence in the Emperor. She had seen the young man's skills and believed that as long as the opponent was not a level ten expert, there would be no problem.

Half an hour later, Wang Mu got back into the carriage, still smelling of blood. Li Yili quickly asked, "Your Majesty, are you injured?"

Wang Mu shook his head. "No, let's take the shortcut into the city."

"it is good."

Li Yili asked Qiao Li to go outside and talk to the coachman.

Seeing that Li Yili looked nervous, Wang Mu comforted her, "Don't worry."

He wanted to ask some more questions, but he discovered something: the other party knew Li Yili's identity, yet still dared to intercept and kill her, which meant that the other party was not afraid at all.

The imperial city was so close that it meant the emperor inside knew something about it and who had intercepted the princess. It seemed the other party also had a great deal of connection with the palace. He sighed inwardly, realizing he had underestimated the princess's background.

At this moment, Li Yili simply shook her head and remained silent. Her fear was only one factor; the main reason was what Qiao Li had said. Although it was just a few vague words, she had grown up in the palace and knew that this matter was related to her parents, so she could guess the other party's identity.

She was worried about how things would develop; if things went wrong, the consequences, not to mention anything else, would be unbearable for her.

The three people in the carriage were unusually quiet, and no one spoke. Wang Mu knew that Li Yili was thinking, so he didn't disturb her. He closed his eyes to rest, guessing that there would probably be no peace until they entered the city and reached the palace.

Fortunately, the other party did not make any further moves until the princess was escorted into the palace. With the token given to him by the princess, leaving the city was not a problem. However, he could not enter the palace at will, so he turned back after reaching the gate.

He didn't ask for a carriage or a fast horse, because as he stepped into the palace area, he was locked onto by a divine sense. He could tell that the other party was not friendly, and that the other party was actually a powerhouse above level ten.

Wang Mu walked along the stone street. There weren't many people there. This place was near the palace. After walking another mile or two, he would reach the main street, where people were coming and going.

Ba Chen is the imperial city of the Illusion Moon Empire, with a population of about a million, and is extremely prosperous.

When he reached the main street, it was crowded and noisy, but the person in the shadows kept following him. He sneered inwardly. He had originally planned to leave the city and return to the academy, but at this moment he changed his mind and headed towards the southeast corner.

He anticipated that someone would ambush him outside the city. Although he was not afraid, he now wanted to meet the person hiding in the shadows.

As a near-saint level expert, he still harbored a competitive spirit and was young and impetuous. He knew that he would have to fight this person sooner or later, so he might as well find out the other party's strength as soon as possible.

Li Ni, a genius of the Sister family, has already reached the initial stage of the Quasi-Saint level at just over forty years old. He is a martial arts fanatic and a genius among geniuses, which is inseparable from the bloodline of the Sister family.

Legend has it that the Sister family's ancestor mated with a super divine beast, so their blood contains the blood of an ancient divine beast. Although it has been diluted a lot over tens of thousands of years, the family still produces a powerful figure every thousand years. The family's previous generation of powerful figures was two thousand years ago.

Due to the special nature of the Sister family, they became the guardian deities of the Phantom Moon Empire from the time of its first emperor, protecting the empire.

However, before Li Ni made his breakthrough, the empire still had a guardian, namely Prince Willy, the current emperor's uncle, who guarded the south year-round, and whose palace was located in Moonfall Mountain City.

The Illusion Moon Empire is backed by the Holy Empire to the north. Through more than ten generations of intermarriage, the north has been free of trouble. However, in recent years, the Li Yan Sect has had too much influence on the Illusion Moon Empire's politics. In addition, the current emperor, Li Ao, relies heavily on sects. Although he has received objections from some old ministers and established families, the empire has not experienced much turmoil and can be considered to be peaceful and prosperous.

When the current emperor was a prince, the court was divided into two factions, each serving their own master. At first, the two sides fought each other with some restraint and did not harm the foundation, nor did they do anything underhanded. However, Leo and his only brother conspired to seize the throne of the empire.

At that time, Li Ni was in seclusion. The Wester family's foundation of tens of thousands of years, with countless rare and precious materials, finally enabled him to break through to the level of a Quasi-Saint, making him the youngest Quasi-Saint in the world.

However, after he came out, he found that the throne had changed hands and that Emperor Leo had used dishonorable means to kill his opponent. However, only one of his opponents' descendants, Li Lusen, who was only a teenager, was left. He was granted the title of Prince of the Empire, which can be considered as preserving a bloodline for this branch.

As the guardians of the Illusion Moon Empire, the Li Ni family naturally has a voice, and the support of the Sister family is always sought in every change of the imperial throne.

However, at that time, Li Ni, the most powerful person in the family, was in seclusion, so the family remained silent.

Now that Li Ni has emerged and learned of Emperor Leo's methods, he was unwilling, but the situation was already irreversible.

Furthermore, Leo's only younger brother, who was also Princess Li Yili's father, has died. Both royal families have suffered numerous casualties. If he intervenes again, the royal family will likely be thrown into turmoil once more, which may bring the empire to its doom.

In addition, after Leo ascended the throne, he worked diligently and made efforts to stabilize the empire. The cities and territories were stable and the people lived in peace. Therefore, Li Ni stopped interfering and tacitly accepted the transfer of imperial power.

But just over ten days ago, another unexpected event occurred.

It turns out that Prince Li Lusen, the only remaining member of the royal bloodline on the defeated side, was a sixteen-year-old prince. His maternal grandfather, Duke Archibald, after years of secret investigation, finally found evidence of what Leo had done in secret back then.

If this evidence is found, Leo's throne may be in jeopardy. Even if he manages to retain it, his prestige among the people and in the court will likely plummet.

Back then, Leo did some things that he and his younger brother certainly couldn't do openly, so he gathered a group of people and selected a leader from them. Once the situation was settled, he naturally couldn't tolerate these people.

Fortunately, the leader was prepared and fled overnight, hiding in various places. Later, he made an agreement with Emperor Leo through some means.

Leo also promised not to kill him or his family, but the man had to stay in one place and live a lonely old age. Of course, the evidence of those correspondence could not be shown to the world.

Duke Lijiwo was quite cunning. After finding out about the leader, he used some means to make the leader risk having his family killed and escape alone. However, the duke did not obtain any evidence from the man.

Upon learning of this, Leo dispatched assassins and bodyguards to capture the leader, and also sent others to stop Duke Lijiwo.

Just then, some unfavorable rumors about him began to circulate in the capital. Although Emperor Leo was furious at these rumors, he remained calm because without substantial evidence, the other side could not turn the tables. The fact that the other side had made a statement indicated that they had not yet found conclusive evidence.