Eternal Saber

Daqian Capital City.

Imperial Palace, Inner Courtyard.

Smack! Smack!

A series of whip-cracking sounds echoed in the courtyard, accompanied by sharp and ear-piercing scolding.

"Clumsy fool, you spilled the grape wine that Da Wan Country offered to Your Majesty, you worthless dog are so tired of living! Why don’t you confess your crime to Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, this servant knows his wrongs, this servant deserves to die a thousand times!"

Following that, was the sound of kowtowing.

"Hmph! What’s your life worth? Even if you were killed ten thousand times and your family exterminated, it wouldn’t be as precious as this cup of grape wine!"

"What are you standing there for? Beat him, beat him to death!"

The reprimand came from the Little Emperor within the Inner Courtyard.

"Yes, yes, this old servant obeys the command."

Lu Li arrived outside, heard the commotion from the Inner Courtyard, frowned slightly, and shook her head with a light sigh.

She had become accustomed to such scenes.

Lu Li walked into the Inner Courtyard, glancing at the situation beside her.

A fifteen or sixteen-year-old Little Eunuch knelt before Yuan Taiping, already covered in scars from the whips, his clothes torn, revealing his body that was bloodied and bruised.

Beside him, an old eunuch held a whip, adding a new wound with each strike to the Little Eunuch’s body.

"Stop for a moment, today is a day of rejoicing with envoys from all nations, let’s not ruin the mood over this."

Lu Li frowned slightly, walked past the old eunuch, separating the two, and spoke.

"The Grand Tutor is here."

Yuan Taiping called out.

Yuan Qingmu stood beside Yuan Taiping, nodded slightly upon seeing Lu Li.

During this period, Yuan Taiping wanted to make things difficult for her several times, but Lu Li noticed it and helped her resolve those issues.

Lu Li said, "Time is running late, Your Majesty should set off now."

"No rush, no rush."

Yuan Taiping chuckled, "Let’s wait a bit longer."

"Wait for what?"

Lu Li asked with a frown.

Yuan Taiping asked, "Have the fifteen Marshals outside the Capital City entered the capital?"

Lu Li’s mind was intrigued.

Yuan Taiping lived deep in the palace, how would he know about this?

Lu Li replied, "An hour ago, the order was sent, by now they should have entered the capital."

"That’s good!"

Yuan Taiping nodded, stood up, and said to the Black Tortoise Lord beside him, "Black Tortoise, bring Yuan Qingmo out, I want him to see with his own eyes what the Daqian Capital City looks like under my reign!"

"Today, I want him to die utterly convinced!"

Beside him, Yuan Qingmu’s expression slightly changed, asking, "Wasn’t it supposed to be done after autumn?"

"Heh heh, he won’t last until autumn!"

Yuan Taiping showed a peculiar smile.

Yuan Qingmu frowned and said, "Your Majesty’s word is golden, changing commands on a whim seems inappropriate."

"No need to worry."

Yuan Taiping casually replied, glancing at Yuan Qingmu, and smiled, "Otherwise, some might keep holding onto the thought of rescuing him from prison, don’t you think so, Aunt?"

Yuan Qingmu’s expression didn’t change, she smiled, "I don’t understand Your Majesty’s meaning, who dares venture into the Capital to rescue anyone?"

Yuan Taiping said, "Currently, in the Daqian Capital City, the Grand General and the Grand Commandant have both left. The Profound Celestial Sect Leader has also left, the capital is quite empty now."

"If there were any masters with extraordinarily strong lightweight skills who secretly infiltrated the palace to rescue Yuan Qingmo, it would be greatly troublesome."

"I once heard from my father that Aunt’s master was precisely such a master."

Yuan Qingmu’s mind shook slightly, she lowered her gaze, striving to maintain her composure, hiding the major flaw from showing.

Lu Li couldn’t help but look towards Yuan Taiping.

The Profound Celestial Sect Leader had just left the capital at the first moment, and she hadn’t had the chance to mention the matter of mobilizing Marshals into the capital and the early execution of Yuan Qingmo.

Yet Yuan Taiping, residing deeply in the palace, surmised the calculation behind this!

Without waiting for her to mention it, he had already made preparations to act, intending to execute Yuan Qingmo today!

Could this Little Emperor think so far ahead?

No!

Even if Yuan Taiping is exceptionally intelligent, being able to see the undercurrents stirring in the capital, how would he detect the departure of the Profound Celestial Sect Leader?

The move of the Profound Celestial Sect Leader with Yue Wuxin and Empress Yin out of the capital was silent, not alarming anyone.

How did Yuan Taiping know?

Lu Li instinctively looked towards the Black Tortoise Lord beside Yuan Taiping.

Among the Four Great Department Lords, apart from the Cyan Dragon Lord, the Black Tortoise Lord had also reached First Grade, becoming a Grandmaster.

Could it be that this person reminded Yuan Taiping?

Or perhaps there was another wise advisor behind Yuan Taiping?

Lu Li suddenly realized that she couldn’t quite see through this Little Emperor.

"By the way."

Yuan Taiping continued, "Have the remnants of the Qilin Guard been located?"

The Black Tortoise Lord said in a deep voice, "They’ve been pinpointed. Recently, the experts from both the Vermilion Bird Bureau and White Tiger Bureau have been watching them, ready to take action at any time."

"Good!"

Yuan Taiping smiled subtly, "Spread the news, today will be Yuan Qingmo’s execution, giving them a chance to disrupt the execution ground."

Yuan Qingmu’s heart sank.

This nephew of hers is even more troublesome than she imagined!

Yuan Taiping chuckled, "I’m greatly looking forward now to the scene of Yuan Qingmo and those Qilin Bureau’s old subordinates reuniting on the execution ground and heading together to the Yellow Springs, that would truly be spectacular!"

"Aunt, you must accompany me then, let’s enjoy it together."

Yuan Qingmu remained silent.

"Alas."

Yuan Taiping suddenly sighed, "It’s a pity that Cyan Dragon died in the Black Water Country. You see, I heard there were some rebels from the Vermilion Bird Bureau who ran over there, hoping Cyan Dragon would capture them and hand them over to Aunt, but they met their end in a foreign land."

After a pause, Yuan Taiping suddenly asked, "What does this Demon Monarch of Xiling intend to do, repeatedly opposing my Daqian?"

Lu Li said, "It’s not quite like that. It’s said that beneath Liangzhou City, this person is an enemy of the Barbarian Race. And in the Extreme North Cold Domain, this person also dealt with the Black Water Country, it’s only that the Cyan Dragon Lord was unlucky to encounter the Demon Monarch of Xiling."

"Indeed."

The Black Tortoise Lord nodded, "Demon Sect people are erratic, they act purely on whims, just a bunch of lunatics, when they kill, there might be no reason."

"If you put it that way, the Demon Sect seems quite suited to me, haha!"

Yuan Taiping laughed loudly.

Lu Li said, "This time, the thirty-six countries of Xiling have sent their envoys, we could inquire from these envoys, surely we can learn information about the Demon Monarch of Xiling."

"Forget him!"

Yuan Taiping’s eyes shifted, suddenly saying, "This time, Xiling has come with thirty-six countries and a Xiling Saintess, said to be as beautiful as a celestial maiden with looks that can devastate a nation, I want to have a good look."

Meanwhile.

Outside Daqian Capital City, a convoy from the Western Regions was approaching.

Among the countries of the Western Regions, Da Wan Country distinctly differed from several others, each horse in the convoy extremely tall.

Inside a luxuriously decorated carriage, sat a woman, veiled, dressed in a water-green wide robe, her face obscured.

Her exposed eyes, like two mysterious gems, carried a captivating and enchanting allure.

Perhaps due to the jostling of the carriage, the woman suddenly felt uncomfortable, lifted the curtain, and retched slightly.