Chapter 110: Cultivation Sect
The next morning, Grim reviewed Lady Mei’s intelligence regarding Korin Silverscale. The half-dragon blacksmith had been operating under increasingly restrictive conditions in the mining district, despite his exceptional talent.
"Everything is prepared for your meeting with the Empress," Chen Xing reported.
Grim nodded, closing Lady Mei’s report. "The documents are in order?"
"Yes, my lord. All documentation about the building are on you desk. Though I must note, seeking permission to establish a cultivation sect is... unprecedented."
"Which makes preparation all the more essential," Grim replied, rising from his desk. "The Empress values tradition, but also pragmatism."
He put on his white and black robes that had become his trademark.
"Lady Huangyan and the guards are ready for the journey to the mining district afterward," Chen Xing added.
"It will," Grim stated with confidence.
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The imperial palace corridors seemed particularly busy that morning, with officials moving between meetings. Grim’s arrival generated the usual mix of curious glances and hushed conversations—the young lord whose influence had expanded so dramatically in recent weeks remained a subject of intense interest.
As he approached the imperial audience chamber, a familiar voice called his name. Princess Liona emerged from an adjacent corridor, accompanied by two attendants who discreetly fell back as she approached.