Watching Fa Zhi leave, King An's face darkened as he sat on the armchair. He picked up his teacup and took a big gulp.
Xu Ning saw through King An's thoughts and shook his head and sighed.
King An said, "Revered Sir, what does the Tempest Temple mean by this?"
Xu Ning said, "The Tempest Temple doesn't want to get involved. They might have noticed something."
"Are they siding with Chu Li?" King An scoffed.
Xu Ning said, "The Head Chief and Fa Yuan have a close relationship. Furthermore, the Tempest Temple and the Head Chief seem to have a deeper relationship."
King An looked at him and slowly nodded, "I was thinking too simply."
Xu Ning said, "The Tempest Temple sent people here to show their goodwill and the Golden Lohan's Power. However, it won't be easy for the Tempest Temple to take a step further and borrow their power. Your Royal Highness should know where their bottom line is."
"I finally understand that we can't count on them!" King An scoffed and said, "Forget it. Since we can't count on them, we'll have to depend on the one from Green Hill!"
He shook his head again, "I don't know if things are going well at Green Hill."
Xu Ning was silent.
He didn't comment on these sinister methods, but he wouldn't recklessly interfere either.
He only brought his eyes and mouth with him. He did not come here to give King An advice. He only wanted to watch his rise and fall, to understand the world of mortals and everything in the world, and to see through power and fame.
King An said, "Has Zheng Lide left?"
"Yes, he left yesterday."
"That's good."
"Your Royal Highness, you have to be careful of the Head Chief." Xu Ning said calmly, "The Head Chief is wise. He might have seen through your tactics."
"So what if he did?" King An said, "This is an open plan. I'm using my power to suppress him and take away his position as the Head Chief. The people in the Imperial Residence should know where they stand and won't tell him anything. He doesn't have the right to interfere with the transfer of people. I'm suppressing him openly. What can he do? He can't use his position as a centurion to suppress me, right?"
"He might at a crucial time," Xu Ning said.
"That's not a big deal." Suddenly, Prince An revealed a smile. "He had shot himself in the foot. Now that the Secret Guardians Hall's power has been weakened, they don't dare to mess around in the Imperial Residence anymore. We still have to thank him, haha!"
Xu Ning nodded slowly.
This was the strangest thing in the world. One moment they were enemies, the next moment they could become colleagues. The word 'impermanence' could best describe the changes in the world.
"As long as the Princess is here, Chu Li will not be able to escape!" King An said slowly, "When the time comes, I will attack together with that obscure cultivator. I don't believe that he can escape! “
"Your Royal Highness, you have to be careful of the Head Chief's cultivation level," Xu Ning said. "The Head Chief's cultivation level is far deeper than you can imagine."
"Humph, as long as we can grab hold of the princess's weakness, he will be too worried to use eighty percent of his martial arts."
However, Xu Ning was not so optimistic.
— —
When Chu Li heard this, he smiled. "Lady, why don't we leave tonight?"
"You're leaving tonight?" Xiao Shi was surprised. "Did King An do something bad again?"
Chu Li said, "The Protectors are too lax now. It's not safe enough."
"… Alright," Xiao Shi nodded slowly. "Let's go. Let Yang Xu and the others come with us."
Chu Li nodded.
"What about Menglan?" Xiao Shi frowned.
"Let's go together." Chu Li said, "So that I won't be distracted."
"… That's fine." Xiao Shi nodded and scoffed. "Why don't you come back too. Once you leave, no matter how many tricks he has up his sleeve, he won't dare to attack the House of High Dukes, right?"
"There's no rush." Chu Li shook his head and smiled. "I can leave anytime."
"Alright, up to you." Xiao Shi rolled her eyes.
Xiao Shi ordered Yang Xu to pack up and Chu Li sent them back to the Island of Symphony.
— —
The next morning, King An was cultivating in the Cultivation Courtyard. Xu Ning was not there. Fa Zhi stood at the side with his palms pressed together. His face was solemn. He was mumbling and chanting in a low voice.
King An did not force Xu Ning. The Tempest Temple and the Titanium Temple did not get along. It would be hard for Xu Ning to face Fa Zhi all the time. When he was cultivating, he would let Fa Zhi be beside him.
"Your Royal Highness." Song Sansi's voice came from outside.
"What's the matter?" King An was practicing his fist technique. His fists were strong and fierce. A strong wind surged. The surrounding flowers and grass swayed violently with the force of the fist, as if a strong wind blew.
"The Princess seemed to have left the Residence last night." Song Sansi said.
"Which Princess?" King An scoffed. "Princess Siao?"
"Yes." Song Sansi said.
King An frowned and stopped, "Come in!"
Song Sansi lowered his head and stepped into the Cultivation Courtyard. He strode in front of King An and closed fist saluted.
King An impatiently waved his hand. "When did she leave?"
"I don't know." Song Sansi said, "When I woke up this morning, I realized that there was no one in the Tianshu Courtyard."
King An glared at him. "Useless!"
Song Sansi lowered his head and did not say a word.
"Call Chief Chu here!" King An said in a low voice.
"Yes." Song Sansi hurriedly replied and left.
King An turned around and saw Fa Zhi. He smiled. "I've embarrassed myself in front of the Great Master."
Fa Zhi smiled honestly and continued chanting in a low voice.
Chu Li pushed the door open and entered. His white robe fluttered. He closed fist saluted and smiled. "What orders does Your Royal Highness have?"
King An's face darkened. He asked coldly, "Where's the Princess?"
"The Princess returned to the High Duke's Public House yesterday to visit her relatives." Chu Li smiled apologetically. "Yesterday, I sent the Princess back too late. I didn't want to disturb Your Royal Highness. I was going to report this morning. The Princess felt unwell. She wanted to return to the High Duke's Public House to recuperate."
"How long?" King An scoffed.
He was furious, but he suppressed his anger and did not show it on his face.
Chu Li said, "It depends on how she recuperates. At least a month, at most a year. If Your Royal Highness is worried, you can visit her at the High Duke's Public House. It's nothing serious. She just feels weak and weak all over."
"Good, good. She fell sick at the right time!" King An suddenly laughed and stared at Chu Li sarcastically.
Chu Li nodded and said, "The Princess is actually angry. The Royal Highness did not inform the Princess when he transferred the Protectors away. The Princess did not know that the Princess was in danger. The Princess said that since there are no Protectors in the Imperial Residence, there are plenty of Protectors in the Public House!"
King An faintly felt that something was wrong. He pondered for a moment and frowned. "What does the Princess mean?"
Chu Li said, "The Princess said that since the Imperial Residence is so short of Protectors, she will share Your Royal Highness's burden. She will bring a few Protectors from the High Duke's Public House to prevent Your Royal Highness from transferring the Protectors away."
King An's face darkened. He said coldly, "The Princess worries too much. I have an urgent matter. That's why I transferred the Protectors from the Tianshu Courtyard. They will be back in a few days. There's no need for the Princess to bring more Protectors from the High Duke's Public House!"
The arrival of the Protectors from the High Duke's Public House was like a nail in the Imperial Residence. Just thinking about it made him uncomfortable.
The Protectors from the High Duke's Public House would only listen to the Princess and Chu Li. All his plans would fail. Chu Li would no longer have any weaknesses.
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