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

In fact, the emperor's meaning was very clear.

This is why, in the imperial court, I can give you, the imperial advisor, face in front of so many ministers.

If this happened in the Imperial Study, anyone who dared to say such a thing would also be in danger.

The Imperial Advisor represents the prestige of the Xuanwu Kingdom's royal family.

Frequent changes have negative effects.

This is giving you face, you have to accept it.

If you still can't tell the difference between the King and Queen.

At this moment, Huikong could already sense a trace of killing intent emanating from the emperor's eyes.

He understood that if he continued to contradict the emperor...

It seems that what awaits him is an accidental fall into the well on his way home.

However, Huikong had always followed the teachings of his master, the Eyeless Master, since childhood.

The Imperial Advisor should not be loyal to the royal family.

The National Preceptor should be loyal to this country, this land, and the people who live here.

The emperor's decision to wage war will ultimately only bring suffering to the ordinary people of Xuanwu Kingdom.

Just like what his master, the Eyeless Master, had told him, more than twenty years ago, the Xuanwu Kingdom declared war on the Heavenly Rakshasa.

Although the Xuanwu Kingdom ultimately won, the Heavenly Rakshasa was killed.

However, this also resulted in the deaths of many powerful individuals.

It is no exaggeration to say that it was precisely because the entire nation mobilized to fight against the Heavenly Rakshasa that the current situation of a power gap among the strong in the Xuanwu Kingdom has been created.

Huikong firmly believed that if those powerful figures from back then were still alive, Gu Qianhan wouldn't have had the chance to make a scene on this land.

Putting everything else aside, Fei Xi, the leader of the previous generation of Shadow Assassins, could definitely handle Gu Qianhan with ease.

Pulling himself back to his senses, Huikong frowned despite the oppressive aura of the Xuanwu Emperor.

Just as he was about to speak, General Qin chuckled and whispered something to him.

“National Preceptor Huikong, although this is the imperial court and not the imperial study, you should still think twice before you act.”

"Young man, being ambitious is a good thing, but you must also understand the principle that being too rigid is easy to break."

"I think your master, the Eyeless Master, wouldn't want his disciple to end up disgraced and dead, without a complete corpse, would he?"

Although the old man spoke softly, everyone in the hall heard him clearly.

This naturally includes the emperor standing to the side, smiling and stroking his beard.

Upon hearing this, Huikong couldn't help but swallow hard.

The emperor, who was standing to the side, chuckled upon seeing this.

"General Qin, you flatter me."

"I still have a great deal of respect for the historians of later generations. I can't withstand their criticism and I don't want to become a tyrant in the history books."

The old man simply smiled at this.

"Your Majesty is a wise and benevolent ruler. People of later generations are too busy praising your immeasurable merits to even call you a tyrant."

The emperor smiled and waved his hand in response to such flattery.

At this moment, he turned around, held the golden dragon belt carved on his waist, and looked at the monk Huikong.

“National Master Huikong, your master, the Eyeless Master, has served the royal family since childhood and became the national protector master.”

"I often address him as my brother."

"Say what you want to say."

"No matter what you say today, I will not punish you."

The Emperor of Xuanwu Kingdom spoke with a smile, and Huikong finally mustered up the courage to look up at the Emperor.

He then knelt down.

"His Majesty!"

"In my opinion, war must absolutely not be started!"

Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials present couldn't help but gasp.

The emperor laughed upon hearing this.

"what?"

"I didn't hear you clearly. What did you just say, Your Excellency?"

Huikong swallowed hard and slammed his head against the floor with a thud.

"Your Majesty, war must not break out!"

"Going to war would bring nothing but harm to our country!"

After saying that, he kowtowed again.

The emperor said nothing, but smiled and turned back to sit down in front of his dragon throne.

At this moment, General Qin snorted coldly, walked to Huikong's side, pointed at him, and cursed him.

"Grand Preceptor Huikong, do you mean to let our dignified Xuanwu Kingdom suffer national humiliation, swallow this bitter pill, and be looked down upon by other countries?!"

"What are you up to!"

At this point, the old man bowed to the emperor sitting on the dragon throne.

"Your Majesty, I suspect this man is problematic. I urge Your Majesty to investigate him thoroughly!"

Huikong remained kneeling on the ground despite this.

"Your Majesty, no matter what Your Majesty thinks, I hope Your Majesty will not start a war!"

At this moment, some people from General Qin's faction came out one after another at his signal.

"Grand Preceptor, you're confused. Doesn't the face of our Xuanwu Kingdom matter?"

"You actually expect us to swallow our anger? Haven't you made enough of a fool of us in the Kingdom of Ster? I have a fiery temper, and I can't stand this humiliation!"

"I think you're just a coward. You're not fit to be the Imperial Advisor!"

"That's right, as the Grand Preceptor of my Xuanwu Kingdom, you don't take the initiative to uphold the country's reputation, bah!"

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The officials below immediately began arguing, and all of them unanimously pointed their criticism at Huikong.

Seeing Huikong kneeling on the ground and becoming the target of public criticism, the emperor did not say much and continued to sit on the dragon throne watching the spectacle.

"His Majesty!"

"You may remove me from my post, but I still implore Your Majesty not to start a war."

"If my master, the Eyeless Master, were still alive, he would certainly agree with my point of view."

Upon hearing this, the ministers who had been criticizing him fell silent.

They just felt that Huikong must have gone mad today.

Why are you so determined to oppose the emperor?

It wasn't just these officials who had this question; even the emperor himself was somewhat bewildered.

Did this kid take the wrong medicine today?

He would never act like this with me under normal circumstances.

What happened to him?

Unbeknownst to everyone, Gu Qianhan was in her private beach villa on Little Chicken Island.

Li Yao was taking notes while looking at the screen in front of her.

The scene on the screen is the current state of the Xuanwu Kingdom's imperial court.

Unlike Li Yao, who was diligently taking notes, the others were curled up on a huge, soft custom sofa, drinking cola and snacking while watching the screen.

If you didn't know better, you'd think they were watching a TV series.

Of course, in everyone's eyes, the scene in front of them was much more interesting than the dramas they usually watched.

At this moment, Gu Qianhan gave Li Yao a thumbs up.

"Very good, the amount allocated this time is just right."

"It wasn't your mistake that the Golden Armored Imperial Guard Commander didn't fall for it last time. After all, we didn't know he could withstand the potion refined from the Black Profound Ice Blade."

"Since the National Master Huikong was affected this time, we can adjust the dosage according to this standard from now on."

"The thing that Gu Qinghan and Gu Qingying, those two sisters, have in abundance is the Black Xuan Ice Blade."

The two nodded in agreement, while Li Yao closed her laptop and looked at the screen.

"The records have all been prepared."

"I wonder how the emperor will deal with that guy. I'm kind of looking forward to it."

Seeing Li Yao's cunning side, Gu Qianhan chuckled.

"What else can we do? We'll probably just have to reclaim the Blood Demon Power from his body and then execute him."