At the age of ten, seemingly just an ordinary person, he actually managed to retrieve the letter. Meanwhile, the thousands of people I sent south to search for it only managed to get back a few traces of the fleeing people. I never expected that the letter would be recovered now.

He looked at the boy in front of him again and found that the boy had no fighting spirit or spiritual power. He was an eighth-level swordsman after all. He wondered if the other party was already a sub-saint level expert.

It was impolite to investigate others, but he was the emperor, and seeing the court experts secretly shaking their heads, he was even more shocked. But then he thought that the boy was so young that he couldn't possibly be a sub-saint level expert. He must have some kind of necklace or ring on him that shielded his battle qi or spiritual power.

However, since the other party was able to retrieve the letter, he became very interested in the boy. When he saw Li Yili praising him highly in front of him, he realized that his niece had developed feelings for the boy.

That's fine too. Now that the young man knows about the imperial power, he can't tolerate living in this world anyway, but it's not convenient to take action right now.

But if a princess were to be by his side, and he were to become her husband in the future, he might become a sharp sword in her hands. He is so capable at such a young age.

Leo's murderous intent dissipated, and he rarely chatted and laughed with the princess and Wang Mu. This conversation lasted for quite some time, and several hours passed before the two left the palace.

During this time, Leo obtained those correspondences that were detrimental to him. Now that they have all been recovered, the news has spread through secret channels to important officials in the court and major forces in the capital, who know that a bloody storm is about to break out.

As the guardian of the empire, Li Ni, a powerful figure, naturally received the secret report and knew that things had come to this point, so he chose to remain silent.

Without evidence, Li Jiwo's side had no way to rely on words alone; on the contrary, they were about to face the emperor's looting.

Hearing that it was Princess Li Yili who had found the person, he had no intention of killing the princess, only a slight anger, but it was different with Wang Mu.

Because Emperor Leo led Yan Zong to the Empire, and a few days ago Kashu even caused a great disturbance in the capital, the emperor not only ignored it, but openly supported it, which is a bit like aiding and abetting a tyrant.

But since the other party had already cleaned up the mess, he was helpless, so he vented his anger on Wang Mu. He had just heard that this person and the princess had left the city, and it seemed that they were heading to Red Moon Academy.

He led his men to give chase. Regardless of whether the princess was present, he was determined to teach the other party a lesson. Even if he killed someone, not only the princess, but even Emperor Leo wouldn't say much. He wanted to prove that the empire still had him, a sub-saint, and that his Sister family was the protector of the empire for ten thousand years.

In the palace, Wang Mu began to sense Leo's murderous intent and realized his predicament. Even if he clarified that he had not seen the contents of the letter, it would probably be of no use.

Later, when Leo's attitude changed and he looked at Li Yili again, he sighed to himself. In the end, he was just a tool used by the emperor and princesses in the upper class. He was still too weak and did not have a strong team or a powerful force behind him.

After leaving the city, he refused Li Yili's offer to ride in the same carriage as the princess. Instead, he asked for a fast horse and rode back to the academy.

Li Yili didn't know why he was like this, but she couldn't refuse. Seeing the emperor deep in thought outside the carriage, she didn't bother him too much. She just told the driver to speed up because it was getting late.

As Wang Muqi rode on horseback, he thought of the princess, and naturally, Princess Lixue, as well as the phoenix princesses from the two sects, each of whom had extraordinary identities.

Gradually, he began to realize that he was nothing more than a tool in the hands of these people, and he had no idea how many of them were truly loyal to him.

He also wondered, even if they were sincere, what would they choose if they clashed with the forces behind them?

Judging from the princess's perspective today, he had already foreseen the outcome.

Perhaps as a princess, a county princess, and a phoenix princess, some things were destined. When he thought about the vast continent and realized that he didn't have a single true confidante, and that he was surrounded by women, he couldn't help but feel a little upset.

Princess Lixue, feeling as if all her strength had been drained, slumped in the carriage, her mind filled with thoughts of the Emperor. Realizing that a relationship between them was now impossible, tears streamed down her face again, and she wept silently.

She left in a hurry, and Wan'er did not come with her; she was all alone in the carriage.

"Your Majesty, you're actually here?" Li Fei exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the person approaching from behind.

He knew how his sister was feeling. The group didn't walk fast. Princess Li Yili was in one carriage, and Wang Mu was on horseback. They met on the way and went to the academy together.

Hearing the noise outside, Lixue sat up abruptly, lifted the curtain, and saw that it was indeed the Emperor. She quickly got off the carriage.

Seeing Li Fei's angry glare and even the Third Prince's, Wang Mu couldn't help but feel a little strange. He had been feeling troubled earlier, but he didn't expect that these two princes would turn on him so easily after only a few days apart. After all, he hadn't done anything to wrong them, and even Princess Lixue hadn't been involved in any trouble.

In response to the other party's reaction, he simply said, "So it's Prince Li Fei."

Li Yili got off the carriage, and Li Fei was even more furious. He was eager to win the princess's favor, but the emperor was right next to him. It was rumored that the princess often went to see the emperor. He had originally wanted to decide who the princess would marry through a fair competition.

He said coldly, "I didn't expect to run into you here. Why don't you dismount and surrender?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Mu was instantly enraged. He had only greeted the prince with a smile out of consideration for Li Xue, but he hadn't expected the prince to act this way.

He roared, "Such arrogance! I'm in a bad mood right now. Are you asking for a beating?"

Li Xue ran over, initially unsure how to address the Emperor's concerns. Seeing him scold her elder brother, she felt displeased and resolved to inquire about certain matters personally. She said, "Elder brother, please allow me to ask him myself, okay?"

Li Fei was about to make a move, but seeing his sister pleading for help, he had no choice but to suppress his anger for the time being. He glared at Wang Mu and stepped aside.

Wang Mu realized that things were not going well. He saw that the guards around the prince were all ready to kill him, and even Princess Lixue in front of him did not try to stop them.

Although he had doubts, he secretly prepared himself and sighed to himself, "Just as I thought, there is no affection in the royal family. They turn their backs on people and don't care about the princess's past affection for me."

Standing on his horse, he coldly looked at Li Xue. Since they had to resort to arms, although he felt sorry for the princess, if it really came to this, he had no choice but to kill her with his sword, including these princes and the twenty or so men from the Divine Phoenix Camp.

Judging from the strength of these people, he knew that killing them all here would be a piece of cake.

Sensing his coldness and a hint of murderous intent, Li Xue felt a sharp pain in her heart. She forced herself to stand before the princess and said, "Li Yili, I have business with the Emperor. Please leave first, okay?"

Li Yili had been watching silently the whole time. Although she was somewhat unwilling, she couldn't help but hesitate because one side was the Holy Empire and the other was the Emperor, even though he was the one she loved.

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