C198 (1/2)

Emperor An was questioned until he was mute, a feeling of unease flitted across the bottom of his heart, but he pretended that nothing was wrong as he stared straight at Su Li. In that moment, the smell of gunpowder had reached its peak.

Su Li took a deep breath and took out the Netherworld Udumbara Flower that was hidden in his sleeves.

Mo Lianjin had not returned for three days. If he delayed it any longer, the consequences would be unimaginable.

She didn't want anything to happen to him, not even a finger!

For him, she could risk her life!

”Your majesty, this is the Unholy Thread Branch. By watering it with human blood for three days, we'll be able to determine that person's true age.”

Su Li arrogantly met Emperor An's gaze, not letting go of even the slightest of change in expression on his face.

Emperor An's face was obviously startled, the memorial in his hand fell onto the table with a ”pa” sound.

”You …”

Su Li didn't give the Emperor An a chance to speak further and directly said, ”There are twenty-two sprouts on the Nether Tree. During these three days, what is used to water it is the blood of the State Grandmaster.”

”Are you threatening me?” Emperor An was forced to accept this, the matter which he had concealed for seven years was seen through by Su Li!

Su Li pursed his lips, his heart thinking, the meaning behind Emperor An's words, was extremely obvious. To continue the appearance of a State Grandmaster, that was one of the Emperor An's methods, and the current State Grandmaster was indeed not the same State Grandmaster from back then.

She continued, ”This subject's daughter is not trying to coerce the emperor. This subject is afraid that the emperor will be blinded and lose sight of the truth. If we wrongly accuse the good people, the South Spirit will be in danger!”

Emperor An narrowed his eyes and did not speak anymore, as if he was considering something.

”This subject has the audacity to ask, does Your Majesty know the background of the Imperial Advisor? Was he someone who could be completely trusted? Or perhaps, he has long since grown tired of living with a mask on his face and disliked being imprisoned on top of the divine altar by the emperor in an attempt to struggle free and leave.

Emperor An's fingers knocked on the table as raging waves were stirred in his heart.

He didn't know the exact details of the Imperial Advisor. He only knew that he looked like the previous Imperial Advisor when he was young, when it was supplemented with medicine, he would surely look exactly the same as the previous Imperial Advisor.

Even though every year, he would give him a bowl of forget medicine to wash away his memories, and if there was a problem with that medicine, and the origin of the State Grandmaster was related to Bei Yue, then everything that happened now …

”Aren't you afraid of death?” Emperor An looked at Su Li and suddenly asked.

Su Li's thin lips slightly parted as she lightly said, ”Afraid!”

”If you come looking for us like this today, I can kill you at any time!”

”Rather than being afraid of death, I'm more afraid of the crime he has to bear.”

”I finally know why Ol 'Five refused to marry you.” Emperor An sighed.

Su Li laughed, and looked at Emperor An very calmly. ”Why does the emperor pretend not to see how he protects South Spirit?”

Emperor An's brows suddenly tightened as he thought back to all these years.

Eight years ago, he bestowed death to his mother, sending the young him to the border trial.

He had never resented it. After being in the borders for so many years, he had always been able to calm the harassment and attacks of the Bei Yue. In the past few years, Nan Ling had only been able to negotiate with him, and now, they were on equal footing.

Except for the fact that he was still stubborn about the matter of the Imperial Advisor, he could not find the slightest fault with him.

But …

He was someone who possessed that bloodline after all!

How could he give back the mountains and rivers that the ancestors had fought so hard for?

”Your majesty, he once told me that before his mother passed away, he left behind a blood letter for him. The blood colored words were all instructions for him to protect his Southern Spirit Kingdom.” Su Li thought of the tearful Mo Lianjin and his heart ached. He said in a choked voice, ”He hates me, but he also remembers that if someone asks him who cares for Nan Ling the most, I will tell him without hesitation that it is Mo Lianjin.”

Emperor An clearly saw Su Li's true feelings.