Li Luo stepped into the brightly lit room and found himself face-to-face with the boy he had met before.

This time he was dressed in plain robes, although his youthful features still exuded a casual confidence.

The foremost power in the Xia Kingdom's royal court was something different.

"Your Majesty."

Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e bowed slightly in greeting.

He nodded gravely, eyes on Li Luo. He still remembered the guy who had deceived him at the Golden Dragon Bank.

The little emperor was sitting on the edge of the divan, a...