Chapter 548: Mirage City (1/2)

Sam is inside a plain-looking room within the Imperial Palace. He sat on a chair and is looking at the room's décor, which is too plain to be a room within the imperial palace.

Soon, the emperor came in and Sam greeted him with a small bow.

”No need for formalities.” The emperor gestured and offered him a seat.

”Why did you call me your grace?” Sam went straight to the point without beating around the bush.

”I want to tell you something regarding your issue. The minister is not the culprit.”

”I know.”

”Then who do you think might be the culprit?”

”Someone close to your Majesty.”

The Emperor sighed and said.

”Yes, it is my daughter Luna. She was led astray by her mother and someone else manipulated her and made a move against you. No matter how just and fair I am I couldn't bring myself to punishing my daughter in public. I don't want her to suffer the life of shame and resentment.”

”I understand your majesty. But what do you want me to do? It would have been better if you didn't say anything at all. After all, now I know the culprit but I couldn't take my revenge. This would be frustrating.”

”What will you gain from taking revenge? I will compensate you. Just tell me what you need, if it is not too much I will give it to you.”

”Are you sure, your Majesty?”

”You have my word.”

”Then I wouldn't be courteous. I have three requests, but I don't think any of them is excessive. First, I want the name of the hidden culprit behind this, the one who manipulated your daughter, the second one is, I might need some land, I would buy it, but I would like to have a discount, the last one is that I want you to make a promise to my safety.”

”The first two are okay, but what does the third thing mean?”

”Can I have your promise that you wouldn't kill me after saying it out loud?” Sam said half-jokingly.

Emperor also chuckled at this.

”In the near future, at most in another month or two, you will come across something that would provide an opportunity to Nascent stage cultivators. I came to this place because of that, there will be a limited number of entries for that place and I have permission to enter it.

When that place is revealed, the people in-charge will send some entry tokens to the strongest person in the region and if my guess is right, you might be the one. So, you can distribute them amongst the Nascent stage cultivators.

At that time, it would be hard for a commoner like me to enter that place with all the people around and they will try to snatch my entry token. I would like to be safe from that.”

Emperor looked at Sam intently and said.

”How do I know what you are saying is correct?”

”Time will tell, if I am right or wrong, anyway if it doesn't happen, you are the one who is benefitting in the deal. But if I were in your place, I would already try to find out who the best Nascent stage cultivator in the nation is.”

The emperor thought for a minute and said.

”That is a deal.”

After discussing some time, Sam came out of the imperial palace with a name.

He immediately went to meet Rana who is taking care of the factory.

”Where is your brother?”

”Gnyan? He was sent to another city, he has been working on family businesses. Father didn't want him to stay here.”

”What kind of person is your brother exactly? I know he is scheming, apart from that. Does he have a lot of friends? How does he maintain interpersonal relationships?”

”I don't know how he maintains them, but he has some connections in the city. Before the betting incident happened, he is quite popular.”

”Girls?”

”He has many friends, but I don't know if he has any relationships.”

”Any close friends in girls?”