Staring at Li Yao for a long time, Li Linghai sighed and said, "Vulture Li Yao, so far, we've been cooperating well with each other. So, I really do not want to accidentally beat you to death. You can go now. I'll send a batch of materials to you later. Thirty percent of them will be yours, and the other seventy percent will be yours to strengthen the magical equipment for Yue Wushuang's devil huntresses. Yue Wushuang will tell you the specific styles and requirements."
Li Linghai turned around and did not look at Li Yao anymore. He studied the map of Dongfang Renxin's secret research institute wholeheartedly.
Holding his chin, Li Yao observed Dongfang Mingyue's hologram carefully for a long time. Then, he suddenly asked, "Wait, Your Grace, I do have a question. When you met this Dongfang Mingyue last time, was she managing the royal library in the royal palace or cleaning the library?"
Li Linghai turned around abruptly and stared at Li Yao's face like a hawk, as if he were going to stab a hole in Li Yao's face. Naturally, that was impossible. "Why do you ask?"
"It's simple. The royal power has declined for five hundred years. Right now, the royal palace has been riddled with holes by the four Kurfürst families. What confidential intelligence is worth such a mysterious expert sneaking in for investigation?"
Li Yao blinked his eyes and said without changing his expression, "However, I'm told that the royal library is an information storage institution that has been passed on for thousands of years. A lot of precious classics on secret arts are stored inside. Perhaps, they are of some value for investigation.
"Truth be told, Your Grace, I'm actually itching to go to the royal library to find some marvelous arts to practice! So, I just made a random guess. Why? Did I guess correctly? "
"Yes, your guess is indeed correct this time."
After a brief silence, Li Linghai nodded his head and said, "At that time, this mysterious Dongfang Mingyue was indeed working in the area of the royal library. Perhaps, she really wanted to steal the secrets in the royal library, didn't she?
"However, hehe, the internal structure of the royal library is so complicated that it is like a maze with ninety-nine locks. Many technologies and techniques that have been passed down for thousands of years are all sealed by barriers. If you want to open them by force, they might even be destroyed.
"In the beginning, only the emperors and the crown princes knew the secret to opening the seal. Later on, the imperial power declined, and several emperors died unnatural deaths. Before they died, they didn't even have the time to appoint a crown prince. The secret to opening the seal was long gone with the wind, and no one knew.
"The four Kurfürst families naturally tried their best to crack the secrets deep inside the royal library, but they found nothing after a hundred years of attempts. Fearing that the entire library would be destroyed if they were too radical, they did not dare to be too presumptuous.
"They haven't targeted the Royal Library for decades. Could it be that Dongfang Mingyue has mastered some new method to open the restriction in the deepest part of the library? We have to be careful …"
Li Linghai fell into deep thought. He waved his hand to signal Li Yao to leave.
Thousands of thoughts were bubbling in Li Yao's head, too. Thinking hard, he walked out.
When he reached the door, he heard the queen's hesitant voice behind him. "… Wait."
Li Yao turned around, somewhat in surprise. "Is there anything else, Your Grace?"
"The pieces of the Imperial Fire Pearl …"
Li Linghai's face was completely hidden in the mottled light and shadow. His face could not be seen, but his voice was even more hesitant. "Have you trained Li Jialing with it? How's it going?"
It seemed that Li Linghai cared about his son deep down in his heart despite his brutality. Li Yao grinned and said, "Rest assured, Your Grace. Li Jialing is truly a rarely-seen training genius. His aptitudes and talents are both remarkable. He is almost as rare as a phoenix and a phoenix among men. He is only slightly weaker than me when I was young. How incredible!
"Together with the careful enlightenment of an unparalleled expert such as myself and the supply of ancillary drugs, he has digested and absorbed the Imperial Fire Pearl very quickly.
"The dominance of the Supreme Emperor inside the Imperial Fire Pearl has also been combined with the messy forces that were injected into his body from the experiments he ran in the past ten years, resulting in amazing reactions of spiritual energy. His combat ability right now is more than five times higher than when you first met him, Your Grace! Other than his lack of battle experience, he is definitely one of the top-tier experts now! "
Li Linghai's body shrank further into the mottled light and shadow, but there was not the slightest delight in his voice. Instead, it was filled with coldness. "Is … Is that so? There is no hindrance at all?"
Li Yao raised his eyebrow and narrowed his eyes, trying to split the mottled light and shadow. He asked suspiciously, "Why do I feel that Your Grace is not very happy to hear the news that your son has made progress in his training? If you did not consider Li Jialing as your own flesh and blood in the beginning, why would you give such an ultimate treasure as the Imperial Fire Pearl to him for training? Wait, is there anything wrong with the Imperial Fire Pearl? "
Taking a deep breath, Li Linghai said with a bitter smile, "You are a specialist in both fighting and refining, and you have been training with the Imperial Fire Pearl, too. What problem could have escaped your senses?"
"That's true. I've examined the Imperial Fire Pearl carefully from every aspect. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it."
The confusion in Li Yao's eyes grew more and more intense. He could not separate the mottled look on Li Linghai's face at all. "Then, is there something wrong with you, Your Grace?"
Li Linghai did not argue but suddenly changed the topic. "Dongfang Mingyue is immeasurably strong. I believe that she is a very dangerous enemy. In the next phase of the battle, her Association of Demon Hunters will certainly search for the reformists in the capital. With Li Jialing's current appearance, he can be accused of being a demon without torture. It will be quite troublesome for him to stay in the capital.
"I-I have controlled a secret spaceport in the forty-seventh district with a well-disguised carrier. Can you help me escort Li Jialing to the spaceport and ask him to take shelter in a certain world at the edge of the Imperium?"
"Are you serious?"
Bulging his eyes, Li Yao found it hard to believe. "Your Grace, don't you feel that your orders are self-contradictory? At first, you asked Li Jialing and me to follow you closely, claiming that we would not expose your secrets in such a way. Then, you asked us to work as a liaison officer in General Lei Chenghu's place, which was obviously to drive Li Jialing away. But a few days ago, you asked us to march to the capital with you and get Li Jialing back to your side again. Now, you are sending Li Jialing to the peripheral worlds of the Imperium?
"In just two months, you've already changed three times. Can I ask you out of curiosity why this is?"
Although hidden in the mottled light and shadow, Li Yao could still hear the queen's gloomy sigh.
"I have to say that Your Grace's excuse is really lousy."
Li Yao ignored her and simply went on. "Are you scared that Li Jialing will be captured by the Association of Demon Hunters in his current appearance? You were the one who made him look like this in the first place. With your capabilities and technologies, it should've been more than easy for you to turn Li Jialing back into what he used to be. Why did you have to send him to the peripheral worlds of the Imperium?
"Also, since Dongfang Mingyue is a mysterious and dangerous enemy, do you think that she does not know where your secret spaceport is? Chances are that she has long had her eyes on you and is just fishing for a bigger fish. Li Jialing may be caught by her the moment he leaves the capital, which will be even more dangerous!
"You are such a strong mother. Li Jialing can be looked after if he stays by your side. But if he really escapes to the peripheral worlds of the Imperium and something happens to him, neither you nor I will be able to help!"
Li Linghai thought for a long time and had to admit that she did have a point.
"Your Grace, I've never seen you so worried before."
Li Yao stepped forward and raised his voice. "I'm a straightforward and unsophisticated man. So, I'll just get to the point. You don't have anything that you find hard to talk about, do you?"
"What can I possibly have that I find hard to talk about?"
Li Linghai finally craned his head out of the mottled light and shadow, but his face was even paler than before. Staring at Li Yao, he said, "In the past two months, I've been fulfilling my promise and achieving the greatest reform at the minimum price. I did not cause chaos in the Imperium, and I did not shed a single drop of innocent blood, did I?
"Right now, I'm dealing with Dongfang Wang and Dongfang Renxin partly because of my personal purpose. It's to pursue the supreme power, but it's also to eliminate the evils for the people. Completely eradicating those unpardonable villains suits your beliefs very well.
"Although they are all Immortal Cultivators, the reformists are more progressive than the four Kurfürst families in any case. The new Imperium under the control of the reformists will definitely be better than the old Imperium under the control of the noble families, and it will be more tolerant of the ordinary people, won't it?
"In that case, what are you worried about? As I said, I will definitely keep my promise. After the job is done, you will be given a Sector that is completely independent. It will be fine as long as you obey the authority of the Imperium nominally. There's no need for me to break my promise on such a trivial matter. Rest assured!"
Li Yao thought for a long time but failed to figure out what the problem was. He could only say, "That's true, but I vaguely feel that something is wrong. Perhaps it's because Your Grace's appearance is too creepy and creepy, and I can tell that you have a lot of schemes. To be honest, have you ever considered perming your hair, dyeing your hair, putting on some makeup, and putting on a sunny smile? Wouldn't that be better? After all, you are going to be the empress of the world! "
"Enough."
Li Linghai retreated again, allowing the shadowy beehive deep inside the capital to swallow his face. "You may leave now."
"Got it."
Li Yao thought for a moment and asked, "What about Li Jialing? Don't you need to send him away?"
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