Assassin Wu Liuqi starts with a bull and horse talisman and smashes Red Fang.

Huikong wasn't stupid; he had already realized that the emperor was trying to get rid of him.

"Your Majesty, I do indeed have some minor matters to report to you."

"Since it's just a trivial matter, let's talk about it later."

"Eunuch Hou, escort the Imperial Preceptor back to his residence."

These words completely shut Huikong up. Even the eunuch Hou, who was standing nearby, realized that this was not only a way to get the Grand Preceptor to leave, but also a way to get himself to leave.

He immediately bowed to His Majesty.

"According to the order."

Then she looked at Huikong with a smile.

"Grand Preceptor, let's go."

Huikong looked up at the emperor, but the emperor completely ignored him.

He sighed helplessly, then knelt on the ground and bowed to the emperor.

"Your humble servant obeys the decree."

After saying this, he walked outside accompanied by Eunuch Hou.

On the way, Eunuch Hou glanced at the dejected Huikong and smiled.

“Master Huikong, there’s something I’d like to say, but I don’t know if I should.”

Huikong then came to his senses and smiled.

“Please speak frankly, Eunuch Hou, there’s no need to be so formal with this humble monk.”

“National Preceptor Huikong, you are the National Preceptor of our Xuanwu Kingdom, representing the face of the royal family.”

"At all times, your personal feelings must be subordinate to the royal family."

“Those of us who serve the emperor may appear to have a glamorous life, but every step we take is actually fraught with danger.”

“That day His Majesty was furious, and I did something wrong. You were kind to me and saved my life. I feel it is necessary to make these things clear to you.”

"You can't possibly be unaware of the saying 'serving a ruler is like serving a tiger,' can you?"

Huikong sighed at this moment.

"I understand this principle even without Eunuch Hou saying it. It's just a pity that my master, the Blind Master, died so unjustly."

"I really can't swallow this insult."

Seeing that the other party still harbored such dangerous thoughts, Eunuch Hou shook his head.

“I will only say some things once. Whether you listen to them or not is none of our business.”

Huikong nodded.

"Please wait, Eunuch Hou. I'll go back by myself."

The young eunuch, however, smiled and continued to follow him.

"His Majesty's decree is for me to escort you back to your residence. I hope the Imperial Advisor will not make things difficult for me."

"No third person is allowed to exist in the Hall of Mental Cultivation now."

...............

"Alright, now it's just you and me here."

"Just say what you have to say."

Gu Qianhan then stood up with a smile, tilting her head to look at the emperor.

"I plan to do business with His Majesty."

Upon hearing this, the emperor was taken aback, then squinted at Gu Qianhan.

"You've got quite the nerve, daring to try and do business with me. What kind of business?"

At this moment, Gu Qianhan stepped forward.

Is Your Majesty troubled by the matter of the Plum Blossom Hero?

The emperor snorted coldly upon hearing this.

"Yes, I am indeed very troubled. Your assassin organization's attack on Plum Blossom Manor failed, and you, as the chief..."

Before he could finish speaking, Gu Qianhan interrupted him.

"Your Majesty, who says that the chief must obey the assassin leader?"

"I have always believed that in our Xuanwu Kingdom, whoever has the bigger fist should have the final say."

"Besides, that Plum Blossom Hero was already my defeated opponent, and I have no interest in losers."

The emperor then gave a cold snort.

"so what?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Qianhan smiled again.

"So, I've come to help Your Majesty solve your problems."

"If Your Majesty does me a small favor, I'll kill all those Plum Blossom Heroes and Peach Blossom Heroes for you."

The emperor did not immediately agree to his request, but instead looked into Gu Qianhan's eyes.

"Are you making demands of me? Aren't you afraid of dying?"

Gu Qianhan simply shrugged at this.

"If Your Majesty wishes to attack me, you are welcome to try."

"Friendly reminder: Master Plum Blossom can't even last half a move against me. That's the confidence and capital I have to set my conditions."

"Are you threatening me?"

"Your Majesty, I am merely stating the facts."

The air then quieted down.

After an unknown amount of time, the emperor finally spoke again.

"Say your terms."

"I want to use our Xuanwu Kingdom's Divine Beast Tower to imprison someone inside and have the Divine Dragon watch over her."

At this point, Gu Qianhan's eyes gleamed, and she smiled as she looked at the emperor.

The latter, however, had a furrowed brow.

If it were any other day, Gu Qianhan's little request would not have been impossible to fulfill, after all, she is the supreme master of swordsmanship.

But now that the national guardian beast, the Divine Dragon, has been lost, how could he possibly lend out the Divine Beast Tower?

"No."

"Why? I'm just using it to detain one person."

"That's not OK."

Seeing the other party's resolute words, Gu Qianhan pretended to be puzzled and asked him.

"Could it be that something has happened to the divine dragon in the Divine Beast Tower?"

"Is the dragon sick?"

Upon hearing this, the emperor frowned.

"You have too many questions."

Gu Qianhan chuckled upon hearing this.

"Could it be that the dragon is dead?"

"Actually, it doesn't matter if you die."

The emperor was furious and slammed his hand on the throne, standing up abruptly.

"What do you mean, kid?"

Gu Qianhan continued to look at the other person with a smile.

"What I mean is simple."

"If the dragon dies, then my plan will provide a suitable reason for its death."

"Because I was planning to eliminate a shadow assassin from the assassin organization."

"I've already verified it beforehand."

"If one of them is imprisoned or put in danger, the other will go crazy and risk their life to save them."

"At that time, the death of the divine beast can be directly blamed on that Shadow Assassin Qi."

"At that time, Qi, who killed the divine dragon that guards the Xuanwu Kingdom, will become the target of everyone's hatred, and all the experts in the Xuanwu Kingdom will kill him."

Upon hearing this, the emperor raised an eyebrow.

"This is indeed a good plan."

"But why did you arrange this scene?"

Gu Qianhan revealed a sinister smile in response.

"Because it's interesting."

"Has Your Majesty ever participated in cockfighting, or perhaps cricket fighting?"

"With Your Majesty's cultivation level, you could probably kill those beasts with just a glance, but isn't it interesting to watch them fight each other?"

Upon hearing this, the Emperor of Xuanwu laughed.

"Hehe, now that you mention it, I do find it amusing."

"However, interesting as it may be."

"Gu Qianhan, what you're doing makes me feel like you're deliberately weakening the power of my Great Xuanwu Empire."

Gu Qianhan shrugged dismissively at this.

"Your Majesty, even without my intervention, how many people in our Xuanwu Kingdom would kill each other every day because of fighting?"

"Besides, doesn't our Xuanwu Kingdom still have me, the supreme master of swordsmanship?"

"I alone can match the fighting power of an entire nation."