I use my daughter's body to cut down the rivers and lakes

Chapter 365 Meeting
Ever since he stepped into the capital, Liu Qi always felt like something was weighing on his heart.

Moreover, it seemed as if there was a pair of eyes staring at him from nowhere. He hadn't felt this way for a long time.

Liu Qi was confident that with her current level of cultivation, it was impossible for anyone to spy on her within her almost all-round perception range.

Unless... there is only one possibility.

Liu Qi looked towards the direction of the imperial palace, with a faint light in his eyes. He thought that the man in the palace should be feeling the same as he was at this moment.

It was just as Liu Qi expected. At the moment she turned over the city wall, an important figure who was taking a nap in the imperial palace was awakened by his hurriedly arriving subordinates.

After Xiao Qifeng ascended the throne, all the forces in the palace that were originally loyal to Xiao Wenhuai were naturally purged, and replaced by Xiao Qifeng's old friends from his time in the East China Sea.

The current chief eunuch in charge is He Feng, eunuch He, who has served Xiao Qifeng since he was a child.

As Xiao Qifeng often stayed in seclusion for long periods of time, the reputation of this eunuch He even overshadowed those concubines who served as embellishments in the harem. It was only the empress that could make this senior and respected eunuch He a little more humble in front of her.

When Liu Qi jumped over the wall and entered the capital, Eunuch He was meditating in his room as usual. He has kept this habit since he was assigned to Xiao Qifeng.

Even though his energy and blood have passed their peak state now, and meditation practice like this has not brought him any benefit at all, he still persists as always, because it was because of his perseverance in martial arts that Xiao Qifeng noticed him and allowed him to stay by his side.

However, today's practice was soon interrupted by the young eunuch who arrived in a hurry.

After hearing the report from his young eunuch, Eunuch He's dissatisfaction caused by the breaking of years of habits disappeared in an instant.

The emperor, who was supposed to be in seclusion, broke out early today for some reason. And the first thing he did after coming out was to send someone to the imperial kitchen, asking the imperial chef to prepare a table of good wine and food.

Eunuch He suppressed his inner surprise and thought, "Could it be that the emperor wants to invite someone to a banquet?"

Eunuch He waved his hand to signal the young eunuch to leave first. After tidying up his clothes to make sure nothing was left out, he went towards Xiao Qifeng's bedroom.

On the way, Eunuch He also asked the eunuchs who were responsible for delivering messages and found out that the emperor did not summon any adult to the palace today. Eunuch He became even more confused.

In this case...could it be some concubine in the harem?

When Eunuch He thought of this possibility, the corners of his mouth instantly curled up, and a bright smile bloomed on his old face.

The emperor finally got it?

This is a good thing!
The emperor is not young anymore. Although it is not a problem for a top master to live to be a hundred years old, it is always worrying for an emperor to have no children.

Eunuch He could not help but recall the tearful words that Lord Fu said to him before he left Beijing. He felt that what Lord Fu said made so much sense. Those villains who dared to openly rebel did so because they thought that the emperor had no son and that the throne would eventually fall into the hands of other branches of the Xiao family, didn't they?

If the guy from Jiangnan is really a descendant of Emperor Wenzong as the rumors say, then...

Thinking of this, Eunuch He's eyes couldn't help but become stern, and then his whole body exuded a terrible murderous aura. The guards, palace maids and eunuchs around him all trembled, and felt a bone-chilling coldness from the soles of their feet drilling straight into their bodies!

"Bang!" Finally, a little palace maid with a weaker constitution was invaded by the cold, her eyes rolled back, and she fell on her back.

Eunuch He looked in the direction of the sound and saw someone fall to the ground. He immediately restrained his breath, then snorted coldly with a gloomy face, and walked up the long steps in front of the bedroom. After a while, he arrived outside the bedroom.

As he stepped onto the last step, his originally straight back bent instantly and the gloomy look on his face faded away.

The chief steward He who had been bossing people around just now is no longer there. Now, waiting respectfully outside the palace is He Feng, Xiao Qifeng's personal eunuch who has followed him for decades.

There was no need to go in and report, nor to make any noise to tell the people in the palace that he had arrived. He Feng only needed to wait quietly. He knew that Xiao Qifeng inside knew everything, and the emperor had already known of his arrival. If he wanted him to go in, the emperor would find a way to notify him.

Time passed quickly. After maintaining this bent posture for a long time, even though Eunuch He had a strong inner strength, he already felt some soreness in his waist.

But he didn't dare to move!
Until the night fog gradually dyed the sky, the entire palace knew that Chief Steward He had been waiting outside the Emperor's bedroom for most of the day.

He has come to this day!
There are bound to be people who gloat over other people’s misfortunes.

But smart people have already started sending people to secretly investigate what secrets are hidden behind Eunuch He's abnormal behavior today.

There are no secrets in the imperial palace.

Soon several nobles in the palace learned that the emperor had come out of seclusion. By the way, they also learned that the emperor, who had never visited the Imperial Garden since he ascended the throne, had actually sent someone to notify the imperial kitchen to carefully prepare a table of good wine and food.

In an instant, almost the entire palace's attention was focused on the imperial kitchen.

When the night fog covered the entire sky, the table of wine and food was finally ready.

A dozen strong young eunuchs formed a long snake in the palace, holding food boxes steadily in their hands, and soon they arrived at the door of the emperor's bedroom.

The eunuch who delivered the imperial meal did not pause for the slightest. He entered the bedroom in a hurried but steady manner, then quickly retreated with the empty food box. After a moment, he disappeared into the night fog at the bottom of the stairs.

Eunuch He, who was standing in front of the bedroom like a sculpture, just glanced at the long stairs behind him.

Now that the food and wine are ready, it’s time for that person to arrive!
Thumb, thump, thump...

As the thought flashed through Eunuch He's mind, there was a faint sound of footsteps in the night fog. Eunuch He's pupils could not help but shrink, and then he saw out of the corner of his eye a slender figure walking out of the night fog, walking up the stairs.

Suddenly, Eunuch He's face darkened. He saw the sword at the woman's waist!

This time, Eunuch He finally raised his head for the first time and looked towards the brightly lit bedroom in front of him, but still did not get any response.

Eunuch He lowered his eyes slightly. After a brief thought, he knew that he could no longer pretend to be a sculpture. He turned around abruptly, and a majestic aura instantly surged out of his body. Then he shouted at the beautiful figure: "Who dares to trespass into the imperial palace? Tell me your name quickly!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Qi just looked up and found that the person who was speaking was an old man dressed as a eunuch. He then quickly retracted his gaze and continued to walk up the stairs.

Seeing that Liu Qi ignored him, Eunuch He's eyes showed annoyance, and the aura lingering around him became restless. At this moment, he still glanced at the bedroom behind him with his peripheral vision.

Still no response!

Eunuch He retracted his gaze and saw that Liu Qi was only less than a dozen steps away from him. His eyes darkened and his right palm, which was hanging by his side, suddenly flipped over. The true energy in his body instantly gathered in the palm of his hand, and then he stepped heavily.

boom--

Liu Qi heard the whistling sound of something breaking through the air in front of her, and she raised her head calmly.

"Anyone who trespasses into the forbidden area of ​​the imperial palace shall be killed!" Eunuch He's voice echoed over the entire imperial palace. He came with a palm as powerful as thunder, but when he approached Liu Qi, he suddenly felt a chill in his heart, and then he saw the woman slowly raising her head.

Eunuch He met a pair of calm eyes, but his breathing couldn't help but stagnate, because this pair of calm eyes was like two sharp swords that instantly pierced through his body and stabbed his heart fiercely!

hiss!
Eunuch He felt a sharp pain in his heart, and at the same time, his body, which was rushing forward, stopped instantly. His right palm, which was swung forward, froze in mid-air, and it seemed as if his palm hit an invisible wall!

buzzing...

Eunuch He suddenly heard a low noise in his ears, and then he felt that the invisible wall that his palm was against was pushing towards him frantically.

An irresistible force penetrated through the palm of his hand, and Eunuch He's figure instantly retreated uncontrollably, and in the blink of an eye he retreated to the position where he had just stood.

"what!"

The huge force in his palm was still surging, and his body showed no sign of stopping. Eunuch He caught a glimpse of the bedroom behind him, and immediately frantically urged his true energy to circulate. With a loud shout, his other palm suddenly pressed forward and hit the invisible wall hard!

Boom!
One foot broke through the hard stone slab, and then the whole leg sank deeply into the ground until the gravel was about to cover the knee, and then it stopped sinking.

Finally... stopped!

The huge force that had been surging into Eunuch He's palms had disappeared. He raised his head while breathing a sigh of relief, but then his pupils suddenly shrank and the expression on his face instantly froze.

It was because the woman who was on the steps just now had now come in front of him.

Liu Qi stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the old eunuch in front of him with interest, a gleam in his eyes.

call--

A strong wind suddenly blew past him, blowing the hat on Eunuch He's head up into the air, and his gray hair danced wildly in the wind.

Eunuch He seemed to have noticed something. He slowly moved his eyes towards Liu Qi's gaze, and finally saw that the door of the bedroom behind him had been opened at some point, and a familiar figure came into his sight.

"Your Majesty." Eunuch He's voice trembled a little, and tears were faintly visible in the corners of his eyes.

"He has been with me for decades. I hope Miss Liu will show mercy."

Liu Qi had a cunning look on his face when he heard this, and then he spread his arms: "When did I say I wanted to kill him?"

The person at the door seemed unwilling to argue with Liu Qi about this matter. He just turned sideways silently, raised his arm and said softly, "Miss Liu, the wine and food are ready. Please come in."

Liu Qi's eyes flickered slightly, then she retracted her gaze and glanced at the old eunuch in front of her with tears in his eyes. She said, "Your palm technique is quite powerful, but you need to practice your speed more," and then she put her hands behind her back and walked towards the door of the bedroom with light steps.

Arriving at the main entrance of the palace, Liu Qi raised his eyes slightly and glanced at Xiao Qifeng standing at the entrance in the bright light of the palace. He was wearing a black dragon robe and his expression was as calm as when he first saw him.

So Liu Qi withdrew his gaze, stepped into the bedroom, and saw at a glance a dazzling array of delicacies placed on the bright yellow round table in front of him.

Liu Qi greedily inhaled the aroma of food in the air, then walked forward and sat down on the nearest chair. Without paying any attention to Xiao Qifeng behind him, he picked up the chopsticks and started picking up the food on the table.

"Zhu Weitong died?" Xiao Qifeng's voice came from behind.

Liu Qi nodded with puffy cheeks. She swallowed the delicious food in her mouth and then said softly: "I found him in the Nine Nether Cold Veins at the bottom of Danyang Lake. He was already dead at that time, but he suddenly opened his eyes and fought with me."

Xiao Qifeng had already walked to the table. When he heard what Liu Qi said, he immediately responded, "It's the effect of the Saint King Jade Sceptre. I think Zhu Weitong must have left a piece of remnant in the Jade Sceptre before he died. You wanted to take the Jade Sceptre, so this remnant urged Zhu Weitong's corpse to fight you."

It sounds as if you are there.

Liu Qi gave him a thumbs up: "You are worthy of being one of the best in the world!"

The tone of conversation between the two was like that of old friends who had not seen each other for many years.

"By the way, the Cang Hai Juan Yun Sword is in my hand." Liu Qi suddenly said.

Xiao Qifeng sat next to Liu Qi and nodded slightly when he heard this: "I already know, if you like it, just keep it."

Liu Qi's chopsticks suddenly stopped, and then he turned his head to look at Xiao Qifeng: "Are you my Lord?"

Xiao Qifeng pondered for a moment and nodded.

Liu Qi's eyes darkened slightly, but then he saw Xiao Qifeng shook his head again: "Zhu Weitong once discussed the matter of the Nine Cauldrons with me, and proposed that the Heavenly Dao is flawed now. Even if we step onto the top, we are destined to be unable to take the last step."

"I worked with him for a while, and at that time some of his subordinates did call me 'Your Excellency', but later I felt that this was not the path for me, so I left without saying goodbye and returned to the East China Sea. From then on, I devoted myself to practicing the Canghai Divine Art. It was not until Zhou Mi's letter that I realized that the world was actually undercurrents surging."

As soon as he finished speaking, the two people at the table turned their heads and looked outside the bedroom, and then they heard the voice of Eunuch He trying to persuade them.

"My Lady, the Emperor is meeting with distinguished guests. You should go back first..."

"How dare you! He Feng, you are just a eunuch, how dare you block my way!"

"Your Majesty, you should go back!" Eunuch He advised earnestly.

……

Liu Qi couldn't help but cast his gaze towards Xiao Qifeng beside him, only to see Xiao Qifeng reply expressionlessly: "She is my aunt's granddaughter, so...she is my niece. After ascending the throne, she was sent to the palace and canonized as a noble concubine."

No wonder you are so arrogant!

Liu Qi narrowed his eyes slightly: "Your Majesty is very lucky."

"This throne... is meaningless." Xiao Qifeng said seriously.

Then he suddenly turned his head and looked at Liu Qi, "Do you want to be the emperor?"

Liu Qi didn't seem surprised at all that Xiao Qifeng would say such shocking words. She leaned back in her chair and replied in a leisurely tone, "I think you are a good emperor. You don't have any selfish desires, and you don't have to worry about the officials in the court becoming powerful and replacing you."

Xiao Qifeng frowned slightly: "But the world is still a mess now."

Seeing Xiao Qifeng frowning slightly, Liu Qi suddenly sat up straight and stared at him solemnly: "You really care about whether the world is in chaos or not!"

(End of this chapter)