Within the palace in Daliang's capital, the Immortal Emperor of Daliang reclined within a man's arms as she recounted the events of the day.0

"Xiao Nanfeng truly is cunning. He tricked the Shangqing hierarch into a sixteen-pearl territory while he took on a fourteen-pearl one. I was intending to frame Xiao Nanfeng when his avatar showed up and ruined my plan!" she shouted in frustration.0

"To think so much would have happened in these last few days while I was gone… But you've made a critical mistake," the man said. He frowned and sighed.0

"Where?"0

"With the number of spies you have monitoring these Enlightenment Grounds, you should have been among the first to notice that something was wrong. Your arrival was late enough to be suspicious."0

The Immortal Emperor sighed in frustration. "I was injured and needed some time to recuperate so no one would notice my condition. Do you...0