Chapter 461: Outsmarting Two Monarchs, Great Luo’s Defeat and Fall
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"This is the promised reward."
"The imperial court is strict in matters of reward and punishment. No meritorious subject will ever be shortchanged."
The Yu Emperor’s voice was slow and deep, laced with hidden meaning.
"Thank you for Your Majesty’s generous reward."
Lan Chang'an stowed away the Golden Scale Blood and the Azure Sparrow Plume, delighted enough to offer his gratitude and fealty without reluctance.
This was payment for slaying a Nascent Soul cultivator of an enemy nation, it was not something to be bartered away cheaply.
The imperial court had, after all, kept its word. Despite the unexpected death of the Red Refinement True Monarch, they had honored the promised reward without any complications.
Of course, this was mainly because the court still needed him, one of their great pillars of power. They wouldn’t burn the bridge just yet.
Lan Chang'an surmised that the court merely suspected his involvement in the Red Refinement’s death, they weren’t entirely certain. Their earlier words had been a veiled warning, not an accusation.
"Your Majesty’s sudden arrival at the Water Moon Mountain battlefield, does it mean the situation has shifted?"
Lan Chang'an’s eyes flickered slightly as he probed.